Manchester City and Manchester United meet yet again in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night, and managers Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho will face off for the second time this season.
Guardiola drew first blood in the rivalry in Manchester with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford in September, where a wealth of talent was on the pitch.
The teams possess over £600m worth of accumulated talent, so a combined XI should be easy to create, but it never is.
Let’s be honest: you’ve seen combined XI’s for these two teams before. If you’re anything like me, then you are clicking onto this to see what atrocity has been created this time.
I’m afraid that no atrocity is forthcoming.
In creating this combined XI, I am taking the Antonio Conte approach; rather than picking the most talented players, I am going to choose the ones who fit the system best and would provide the best balance across the pitch.
