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Juventus vs Manchester City team news: Three teenagers named on the bench as Sergio Aguero starts

Pablo Maffeo, Tosin Adarabioyo and Bersant Celina could all make City debuts

Tom Sheen
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini (Getty Images)

Manuel Pellegrini has made three changes to the Manchester City team that was thrashed by Liverpool at the weekend.

Defenders Eliaquim Mangala and Aleksandar Kolarov are both out and replaced by the returning Nicolas Otamendi, in the centre, and left back Gael Clichy, who makes his first appearance of the season.

Further forward Raheem Sterling is sacrificed for central midfielder Fernandinho, with Pellegrini appearing to favour a 4-5-1 formation in Turin.

Neither Vincent Kompany or David Silva are fit enough to even make it to the bench, but Sergio Aguero does again start up front.

Because of numerous injuries Pellegrini has had to look to his youth team to fill his bench, picking three teenagers.

Pablo Maffeo, a Spanish right-back, Tosin Adarabioyo, an English centre-back (both 18) and Bersant Celina, a 19-year-old Norwegian attacking midfielder, would all make their Manchester City debuts if they see action against Juventus.

Max Allegri has made two enforced changes to the team that beat AC Milan at the weekend, Leonardo Bonucci coming in for Patrice Evra and Alex Sandro for Hernanes.

TEAMS:

Juventus: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner, Sturaro, Marchisio, Pogba, Alex Sandro, Mandzukic, Dybala.

Subs: Neto, Rugani, Evra, Lemina, Cuadrado, Zaza, Morata.

Manchester City: Hart, Sagna, Demichelis, Otamendi, Clichy, Fernando, Toure, Fernandinho, Navas, De Bruyne, Aguero

Subs: Caballero, Maffeo, Adarabioyo, Kolarov, Delph, Celina, Sterling

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