With the festive fixtures coming thick and fast, managers may see this week's League Cup quarter-finals as a chance to rotate their overworked squads.
Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea are all in action over the next 48 hours with Premier League games at the weekend and on Boxing Day, too.
As Pep Guardiola and his fellow managers prepare for the games, Sportsmail has identified some younger players who may be given a chance to impress as the games pile up.
Manchester City
Brahim Diaz
Diaz is a 19-year-old Spaniard who has been one of the players to help cover the attacking midfield positions for Guardiola, with squad becoming slightly stretched owing to the injury to Kevin De Bruyne.