Pep Guardiola harbours no regrets about the size of Manchester City's squad despite fatigue and injuries taking hold as they battle on two fronts.
City can go four points clear of Liverpool with victory over Watford at the Etihad on Saturday but Guardiola has fears over key players.
Kyle Walker is again missing with an ankle problem, and Joao Cancelo is suspended for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.
Nathan Ake and John Stones have been struggling for fitness and it could leave City with three senior defenders — Aymeric Laporte, Ruben Dias and Oleksandr Zinchenko — for next week's first leg.