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Editor's brief

This match hub is editor-led on the football desk. We open the fixture page once Manchester City team news clears sourcing and the verified squad list is locked. As soon as the match window opens we populate the live incident log from the press-conference round-up, the verified tour or tour-equivalent feed and the verified broadcaster feed; the desk will not publish incidents off rumours or single-source social posts.

Fixtures in this series

• Manchester City vs Arsenal · Premier League · Matchday 28

What to watch

• Selection picture: Pep Guardiola has rotated the front three in two of the last five matches. The decision is whether to start Jérémy Doku on the left or return to the Foden-inside-right shape that beat Brighton.
• Squad rotation: the rotation pattern across the last five fixtures is the data point we cross-reference against the press-conference notes. 3-2-4-1 in possession, with the double pivot drawing the press and the inside forwards releasing into the channels. The full-backs invert.
• Injury report: Rodri is the fitness doubt the desk is tracking. The return-to-play read and the verified medical update will be added to the live log as soon as the club statement is published.

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