How Man City should line up vs Brighton in the Premier League

Pep Guardiola will start to prepare his squad to face Manchester United in the FA Cup final and Inter Milan in the Champions League final, after celebrating their Premier League title win over the weekend.

Confirmed champions without kicking a ball on Saturday night, City made plenty of changes against Chelsea on Sunday, resting the majority of their key players from Ederson to Rodri and Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola insists that the best way to prepare for the finals against United and Inter will be to keep up their impressive winning run in their final two Premier League games against Brighton and Brentford.

Nathan Ake was available again against Chelsea on Sunday, joining the squad at the Etihad, but was not named in the 20-man matchday squad. Guardiola suggested he may not be ready for Brighton, but he could equally be eased back into action over the next two games to give him a chance of featuring in the two upcoming finals.

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Stefan Ortega performed well against Chelsea and with nothing riding on this game deserves another opportunity. Ederson will not need to have rhythm to step back between the posts.

Rico Lewis also impressed and can play the role he started for the team this season, with Aymeric Laporte and Manu Akanji also keeping their places in defence. A return to Rodri though can signal the need for City to maintain their standards as they prepare for two finals.

Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, and Julian Alvarez can all press their case to be involved in those games if Guardiola is