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\t<\/div>Antoine Semenyo has been left out of Manchester City\u2019s FA Cup semi-final game against Southampton on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola has made eight changes to his starting line-up following the 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Only Rayan Cherki, Matheus Nunes and Rayan Ait-Nouri have kept their places in the team for the semi-final at Wembley, with Guardiola concerned about his side\u2019s energy levels due to their congested fixture schedule.<\/p>\n
Erling Haaland, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Marc Guehi and Bernardo Silva are among the players who drop to the bench.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Semenyo has been left out of City\u2019s squad for a domestic game for the first time since his \u00a364 million move from Bournemouth in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the BBC about his team selection before kick-off, Guardiola said: \u2018I have a lot of experience, at this stage when you play every three days, travelling. I felt an incredible loss of energy, mentally fatigued.<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\tMan City vs Southampton confirmed line-ups\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\nMan City: <\/strong>Trafford, Nunes, Stones, Ake, Ait-Nouri, Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden, Marmoush<\/p>\nSubs:<\/strong> Donnarumma, Haaland, Doku, Guehi, Silva, Savinho, O\u2019Reilly, Khusanov, Lewis<\/p>\nSouthampton:<\/strong> Peretz, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Welington, Jander, Bragg, Fellows, Azaz, Scienza, Stewart<\/p>\nSubs:<\/strong> Long, Quarshie, Jelert, Charles, Matsuki, Robinson, Edozie, Archer, Larin<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\u2018The selection is top, the players are top. It\u2019s just I want to bring the energy we need to sustain our game as high as possible.\u2019<\/p>\n
In a separate interview with TNT Sports, Guardiola reiterated that he wanted more energy from his side at Wembley.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s not a gift, I told them it\u2019s not because I want to make a turnover at this stage of the season, it\u2019s just in the past when you play a run of three games, Arsenal, so demanding, three days later, so demanding, and travel to London, we need energy,\u2019 Guardiola said.<\/p>\n
\u2018We need rhythm, sometimes we play semi-final, Champions League quarter-finals, coming here, we\u2019re so flat.<\/p>\n
\u2018If it works it will be a good decision, if not [it won\u2019t be].\u2019<\/p>\n
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Man City: <\/strong>Trafford, Nunes, Stones, Ake, Ait-Nouri, Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden, Marmoush<\/p>\n Subs:<\/strong> Donnarumma, Haaland, Doku, Guehi, Silva, Savinho, O\u2019Reilly, Khusanov, Lewis<\/p>\n Southampton:<\/strong> Peretz, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Welington, Jander, Bragg, Fellows, Azaz, Scienza, Stewart<\/p>\n Subs:<\/strong> Long, Quarshie, Jelert, Charles, Matsuki, Robinson, Edozie, Archer, Larin<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018The selection is top, the players are top. It\u2019s just I want to bring the energy we need to sustain our game as high as possible.\u2019<\/p>\n In a separate interview with TNT Sports, Guardiola reiterated that he wanted more energy from his side at Wembley.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s not a gift, I told them it\u2019s not because I want to make a turnover at this stage of the season, it\u2019s just in the past when you play a run of three games, Arsenal, so demanding, three days later, so demanding, and travel to London, we need energy,\u2019 Guardiola said.<\/p>\n \u2018We need rhythm, sometimes we play semi-final, Champions League quarter-finals, coming here, we\u2019re so flat.<\/p>\n \u2018If it works it will be a good decision, if not [it won\u2019t be].\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on
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