Second XI
GK – Willy Caballero
With Costel Pantilimon leaving City for Sunderland, Pellegrini returned to his old club Malaga this summer to sign this goalkeeper for £4.4m.
RB – Bacary Sagna
Chose to leave Arsenal after seven years this summer to join the Citizens and try and compete with Zabaleta for a place at right-back.
CB – Martin Demichelis
Was much mocked when he first arrived at the club last summer for £4m, but Demichelis proved many of those doubters wrong with his fine performances.
CB – Matija Nastasic
Sidelined for much of last term with injury, the Serbian is still only 21-years-old and could well develop into a top-class star.
LB – Gael Clichy
Has fallen behind Kolarov in the pecking order and will probably find game time limited over the next 12 months.