How Man City should line up vs Fulham in FA Cup fixture

Manchester City have the luxury of an almost-full squad for the FA Cup clash with Fulham on Saturday, giving Pep Guardiola the freedom to rotate his players, or go strong against the Championship leaders.

City have had two weeks off and most players took that opportunity to spend some time away on holiday.

Aleks Zinchenko should be back available after missing the last four games, while Riyad Mahrez is back and training after his African Cup of Nations involvement in January.

Gabriel Jesus is a doubt after picking up a niggle while playing for Brazil on Wednesday night, while Zack Steffen missed all three of the USA's international fixtures in the last week with injury, but was spotted training on Wednesday too. Cole Palmer looks to be the only other player unavailable — according to the City boss.

After that, Guardiola could look to field a strong side to ensure passage against an in-form Fulham side, or alternatively turn to some players not used so much this season in order to keep them happy.

Read how our writers think City should line up below and use the interactive widget to pick your own starting team vs Fulham:

Stuart Brennan

With almost a full squad from which to pick, Guardiola is sure to play a strong team if only to get his front-line troops back into action after their fortnight off.

But in a week when James McAtee committed his future, now would be a great time to hand him his first start, without damaging the quality of the side.

Palmer's absence is unfortunate, as he would have been a prime pick, while holding back some of his big names for the league games against Brentford and Norwich in the next seven days also makes sense.

It also makes sense to give run-outs to the players who did not figure in the