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With fixtures still coming at the leisurely rate of one per week and no injuries to contend with, why bother changing a winning side?
That may well be Pep Guardiola's thoughts going into Manchester City's second Premier League match of the season on Saturday in which they will take on newly-promoted Bournemouth. The Blues got their title defence off to a great start with a dominant and comfortable display against West Ham, a team that usually causes them some trouble, last weekend and there's little reason to mix things up.
It was a brilliant performance made even better by Erling Haaland's emphatic introduction to the English game, grabbing two goals on his Premier League debut. The second was a trademark finish from a Kevin De Bruyne ball which we're bound to see plenty of over the coming years. In fact, we may see more of them against Bournemouth as there's little chance that Haaland loses his place.
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It may be harsh on Riyad Mahrez to not start two games in a row but Jack Grealish and Phil Foden look to be making a fine forward line with the Norwegian so it's perhaps best to keep them all together so they can continue to build their relationship.
Kalvin Phillips is a doubt for the game in midfield but Rodri will likely keep his spot regardless, alongside De Bruyne. Bernardo Silva may be pushing Ilkay Gundogan for his spot in the side but with the Portuguese's future not yet resolved perhaps he shouldn't be starting just yet - especially as Gundogan was so good last weekend.
At the back Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker and Ruben Dias are all but guaranteed to start with only Nathan Ake's place potentially up for grabs with John
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