Who will Pep keep?

We asked Matt Le Tissier to pass judgement on which Manchester City players Pep Guardiola will want to keep when he takes over in the summer.

City crashed out of the Champions League with an uninspiring second-leg performance at Real Madrid on Wednesday night, meaning Manuel Pellegrini’s reign ends with just a Capital One Cup trophy to show for his final season.

They are now battling just to qualify for Europe’s top-tier competition next season, with a potentially decisive showdown with Arsenal on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1HD from 4pm.

Here’s a look at which players Le Tiss expects to stay and leave when Guardiola arrives…

GOALKEEPERS

Joe Hart – Pep will be looking at which players are Champions League standard and Joe Hart certainly meets that criteria. Keep

Willy Caballero – I think Pep will want a better back-up that can really push Hart for his starting place. Let go

DEFENDERS

Bacary Sagna – He’s proven this season that he’s the best right-back at the club with a really solid campaign. Keep

Pablo Zabaleta – The Premier League’s best right-back in his day, but he looks past the peak of his powers, with age and injury problems seeing him lose that yard of pace. Let go

Vincent Kompany – There’s no doubt Pep will want to keep him but more importantly he’ll want to find a way to keep him fit. Keep

Eliaquim Mangala – Once again Pep will be looking at whether his centre-backs are good enough to be in a …

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