Midfield dilemma, Phil Foden question - what is Man City's best XI after £110m spend?

Manchester City kick off their Club World Cup campaign next week and they will do so with a few new faces in the team.

After the mid-season transfer window splurge, City wasted no time in adding to their squad in the first phase of the summer's transfer window. Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders have been brought to the Etihad as Pep Guardiola's squad rebuild picks up pace.

All three will hope to play a key role out in the United States, but what is City's best XI? Our writers have picked their strongest City team:

Manchester City have spent £275m this year to improve their squad with eight new signings, so let's keep Bernardo Silva in midfield. A joke perhaps, but also probably City's best course of action.

Silva wasn't great last season but was also one of a handful of players who kept turning up even as the rest of the team fell apart around him. His performance levels were always going to go down when he was asked to fill in multiple positions each match, and it was no surprise to see his form improved as injuries subsided and he wasn't asked to cover for quite so many teammates.

Rodri is obviously the long-term answer in midfield but as he still feels his way back to fitness after eight months on the sidelines a pairing of Silva and Nico Gonzalez feels like the most stable midfield base, with new boy Reijnders edging out Ilkay Gundogan as long as he settles quickly.

Like Silva, Rico Lewis's reputation took a dive as last season played out yet it should be remembered he started the campaign like a steam train. In a better team, it would be nice to give him another go at right-back - especially because he can move into the middle with Rayan Ait-Nouri bombing down the left.

Omar Marmoush and Erling