Manchester City are set to be at the heart of the latest captaincy debate this week, but it shall remain a far from simple discussion.
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The fact big hitters Tottenham and Liverpool are set to do battle at Wembley Stadium in the Saturday lunch-time kick-off should curtail interest in their best players.
Mohamed Salah (ยฃ13.0m) and Harry Kane (ยฃ12.5m) are typically important figures in the captaincy conversation but may suffer from facing each other’s clubs this weekend.
That brings us back to Man City and their appealing home fixture against Fulham, a side that has averaged 2.25 goals conceded per match so far in 2018/19.
Conversely, the defending champions have found the net eight times in their first two home matches.
However, the start of the Champions League on the following Wednesday could potentially complicate the team selection for Pep Guardiola.
Sergio Aguero (ยฃ11.3m) will likely be the standout candidate from the poll but at this point we don’t have any guarantees that he will definitely start against Fulham – although he tends to be favoured at home.
David Silva (ยฃ8.5m) may receive some attention as the more reliable starter with Kevin de Bruyne (ยฃ9.7m) still out for some time.
Benjamin Mendy (ยฃ6.4m) should also be considered by some as he looks undroppable on current form.
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