Decisions, disputes, debate and picking the best Man City XI since the takeover - with one big catch

Welcome to the international break.

It's one of the times of the year when our Manchester City writers can't write about Manchester City games because there aren't any, so attention turns elsewhere. Over the last week, there has been comprehensive coverage of the season ticket issues for next season that has angered supporters as well as a look back at the dressing room under Roberto Mancini's Premier League winners and a tilt forward towards how likely summer signings are getting on.

Our two City writers were tasked for our Talking City podcast with coming up with the best City XI since the takeover - with a catch; only one player per country is allowed. That means one of Kevin De Bruyne or Vincent Kompany missing out, for example.

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Simon Bajkowski and Joe Bray run through the agonising thought processes behind their decisions below, and we'd love to get your shouts as well. Leave your best XIs in the comments if you reckon you can beat either of the teams our writers have come up with.

(4-3-3): Ederson, Zabaleta, Stones, Dias, Clichy, Rodri, De Bruyne, Toure, Balotelli, Sane, Haaland

I'll put the team first and then the thoughts behind it can follow. The first condition was playing in the formation that has been the best for City since the takeover: a Pep Guardiola 4-3-3.

The next was the goalkeeper. It surely comes down to either Joe Hart or Ederson, and as amazing as Hart was in his pomp Ederson just shades it for me - in part because of his nationality. Ignoring Hart keeps my options open for an English player where with Ederson I