Man City can pick new attacking trio to unlock Jack Grealish in FA Cup semi-final

Everyone associated with Manchester City knew that the 11-day period in which the Blues faced both Atletico Madrid and Liverpool twice was going to be tough, so it perhaps comes as no surprise that the cracks are beginning to show.

After victory against Atletico in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie and a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League, City made it through to the semi-finals of Europe's premier club competition by the skin of their teeth.

Pep Guardiola's side were unable to function in the face of unrelenting Atletico pressure in the second half, so much so that they were dragged into employing the very gamesmanship tactics made famous by their opponents. A goalless draw was enough to see City through, but it came at a cost.

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City face Liverpool on Saturday in an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, and will likely do so without the help of Kevin de Bruyne and Kyle Walker. Both limped off during the second half in Madrid with what appeared to be ankle injuries.

Those two aside, if Guardiola wants to preserve some of his regular starters for the title run-in and avoid burnout, then he might have to make more changes for the showpiece fixture.

Bernardo Silva has started all three of the recent high profile games; against Liverpool he covered more ground than any other player on the pitch. All three matches were physically and mentally draining for the Portuguese star, but with De Bruyne injured there's a lack of other options to come into the side.

One area where Guardiola should find it fairly easy to rotate is the front three, thanks to the wealth of options at his disposal. None of Raheem