Pep Guardiola admitted he has been “unfair” with Man City winger Jeremy Doku in recent weeks.
The Belgian winger has been restricted to substitute appearances in each of the Premier League champion’s last three games against Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Everton.
Man City did manage to stretch the Toffees more when Doku came on after a tepid opening 78 minutes, and went on to score twice to win the game.
The 22-year-old will be hoping to make his first start since the 2-0 win over Leicester City at the start of this month when they host Aston Villa on Tuesday night.
Pep Guardiola admits he’s been ‘unfair’ with Man City’s Doku
“I’ve been so unfair with him in the last games,” Pep Guardiola said.
“But the only reason that he doesn’t play lately is because we didn’t attack in the last games with wingers. We had full-backs wide and more players in the middle.
“I feel sorry for him in the other games. But his impact at Everton was better, he had a threat and got to the byline. Jeremy in the final third is unstoppable. I’m really pleased that he played really good (at Everton).”
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