What is Guardiola’s best XI going into the 18/19 season?

What is Guardiola’s best XI going into the 18/19 season?

Manchester City head into the new season as champions after a record breaking season, but will there be much change in Pep Guardiola’s line-up as they attempt to be the first team in a decade to win back-to-back titles.

It has been a relatively quiet transfer window for City so far this summer, having only made one major signing in the shape of Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez for a club record £60m fee.


Mahrez comes into the club in a position that is inflated with talent, with the likes of Sane, Sterling and Bernardo Silva all capable of playing there. So will the Algerian international slot straight in?

City will also come into the new season with left-back Benjamin Mendy available after spending the majority of last season injured, a huge boost to Guardiola as he will not have to play with a makeshift full back.

In midfield the Blues failed to capture Italian international Jorginho, who opted instead to join Chelsea for a fee of £57m. It is unclear how he would have fitted into the first-team picture with the wealth of talent City have in midfield, but it is a shame regardless as he would’ve been brilliant back up.


Here’s how we think Guardiola will line-up City next season: