Pep Guardiola strongly defended his team selection as Manchester City began a critical fortnight in four different competitions with a shock 2-1 home defeat against ten-man Leeds.
Guardiola made seven changes from the team that beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on Tuesday and left Kevin de Bruyne on the bench as Leeds grabbed an injury time winner through Stuart Dallas despite having skipper Liam Cooper dismissed after 45 minutes.
It represented a blow for City who now meet Dortmund on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League quarter final before facing Chelsea at Wembley next weekend.