Has Pep Guardiola dropped a surprise non-selection for today’s pivotal clash with Fulham? | OneFootball

Manchester City holds their Champions League qualification hopes in their hands heading into their final Premier League fixture of the season. Pep Guardiola and his team face Fulham at Craven Cottage today needing a point to secure their place in next season’s Champions League. It would appear to be the ideal day for Pep Guardiola to pick his best eleven for today’s match. But has Guardiola sprung a surprise with his starting lineup for today’s match? An early report indicates that he may have.

An early report indicates that Kevin De Bruyne won’t start today’s match.

CityXtra has relayed a report from LazyFPL on X that Kevin De Bruyne won’t start today’s match. That would be a major surprise ahead of what looms as De Bruyne’s final match for Manchester City. Furthermore, CityXtra has relayed a further report from LazyEPL that Omar Marmoush and Josko Gvardiol will start today’s match at Craven Cottage.

It remains to be seen what lineup Pep Guardiola picks for today’s match.

It would be a major surprise if Kevin De Bruyne didn’t start today’s match. De Bruyne is potentially playing his last game as a Manchester City player. He could have a decisive role to play at Craven Cottage today. But that opportunity may come from the bench for De Bruyne. It now remains to be seen if the report from LazyFPL, which was relayed by CityXtra, is correct. If it is proven to be correct then Pep Guardiola has sprung a surprise selection for today’s pivotal match.