Pep Guardiola has no regrets over tinkering with his Manchester City side in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Leeds, with the Blues boss eager to point out that he is hailed as a “genius” when rotation works.
The Premier League leaders saw a home date with the Whites sandwiched between the two legs of a Champions League quarter-final clash with Borussia Dortmund.
With one hand on a domestic title, Guardiola opted to tinker with his plans and leave the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez out of his starting XI.