Pep Guardiola was involved in an awkward moment with a reporter when asked about his Manchester City team selection.

City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 in the Champions League with twogoals from Phil Foden, as well as strikes by Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki.

Guardiola chose to name some key players on the bench for the visit of the German side, including Rico Lewis and Omar Marmoush.

Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva in particular were big omissions from the starting XI at the Etihad Stadium.

Before the match, TNT Sports reporter Jules Breach asked Guardiola if his team selection was influenced by their clash against Liverpool on Sunday.

"Dias and Silva, just two of your big players that are on the bench tonight," they said. "Is that with Liverpool at the weekend in mind?"

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