Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan says every player accepts they will be left out of some matches by Pep Guardiola.
City are at home to Everton, PSG and West Ham in a pivotal week for their Premier League and Champions League chances and the German midfielder knows the fixture list means even a top individual performance is no guarantee of keeping your place.
Record signing Jack Grealish and Raheem Sterling were among those left out of the starting XI for the win at Manchester United before the international break.
‘I am experienced enough to know you can have two or three incredible games and then realistically have a couple of games outside the team.