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Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Rodri, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden

Barrington has caught the eye with City’s Under-18’s squad so far this campaign, scoring two goals and providing two assists in five Premier League matches.

The Gunners have a fair few injuries themselves. Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has a minor ankle problem but it shouldn’t prevent him from featuring against City. Kieran Tierney won’t be available due to quarantine rules for COVID-19.  Gabriel Martinelli (knee), Shkodran Mustafi (hamstring), Pablo Mari (ankle) and Calum Chambers (knee) also remain on the sidelines.

The world’s most prestigious individual award in football, handed out by French news magazine France Football, was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, however this year it has returned with the winner set to be announced before the end of 2021.

Guardiola was pretty vague in terms of both De Bruyne and Laporte’s return dates so there is a possibility that they could make their comeback earlier than expected if they can make quick recoveries.

To be honest, most Liverpool supporters won’t be interested in the outcome of the final, with there being very little love lost between the Reds and the two opponents.

City do look like a more confident squad than they did right at the start of the season. Although there are still a number of players out injured, the return of Sergio Aguero, as well as the signing of Ruben Dias, have reinforced Guardiola’s options.

Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling

According to the Manchester Evening News, City will turn their attention to signing Zakaria, who will also see his current deal expire in the summer of 2022.

Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Torres