Man City can clinch two important signings this summer without spending any money

A quick scan of the first-team squad page on Manchester City club's website will soon tell you that Pep Guardiola is not light on options.

The Catalan is blessed with world-class talent in every department of his squad, even if the debate about the lack of an out-and-out striker continues to rumble on.

Blessed with versatility right across the pitch, with Joao Cancelo, Nathan Ake, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling all capable of playing in multple roles, Guardiola does not have the worry that most managers have when a handful of injuries begin to take their toll.

It is in the wide areas where City can probably consider themselves blessed most.

Riyad Mahrez, Cole Palmer, Bernardo, Grealish, Foden, Sterling and Jesus can all operate on either the right or left flank, and the task of picking just two of them must be a challenge in itself for Guardiola.

Although Mahrez, surprisingly, has been forced to start on the bench for City's recent clashes with Tottenham Hotspur and Everton, he has been Guardiola's most popular choice to start on the right-flank in recent weeks, starting six of the last nine Premier League games that he has been available for.

Sterling, meanwhile, has made the left-wing his own, starting five of the last seven league games in that position.

Considering they were both struggling to nail down a place in Guardiola's preferred Premier League starting line-up at the start of the season, — which prompted Sterling to admit he would consider leaving the club if his opportunities did not increase — they each deserve credit for the way they have bounced back.

They've again become key figures in what City are trying to achieve this season.

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