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Man City boss Pep Guardiola suffered heartbreak against Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel last season and has to rectify mistakes to avenge Champions League final defeat - he MUST play a holding midfielder and use Grealish to suck defenders out of position

For a team that boasts one of the most developed squads in European football, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were rather disjointed in all of their meetings against Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea last season.

It contributed to all three games against the German's side ending in defeat, starting with the FA Cup semi-final defeat at Wembley, followed by the home loss which delayed them being crowned Premier League champions, and finally the heartbreak suffered in Porto in the Champions League final.

The Catalan boss tried a number of different formations and tactics to try and outfox his German counterpart, but none of his ideas provided solutions and most backfired to devastating effect.