Chelsea welcome Manchester City to Stamford Bridge as Thomas Tuchel plots to extend his unbeaten streak over Pep Guardiola to four consecutive wins.
The Blues boss has enjoyed triumphs over the Spaniard in the FA Cup semi-final, Premier League and the Champions League finals since arriving at Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel has licked his wounds from his Bundesliga bouts with Guardiola, returning for vengeance in a new fiercely contested rivalry that has seen the west Londoners come out on top thus far.
FSV Mainz and Borussia Dortmund's former boss was winless in each of his maiden five clashes against Bayern Munich's Guardiola, which highlighted a clear ability differential among either coach's sides.
However, with Tuchel now at the helm of Stamford Bridge, the German is now in a plausible position to stake a claim for highly-contested combined starting eleven debate. Before you read on, this eleven got picked on form right now and we know some stars have been left out. You can't pick them all.
Jai Mcintosh, our social producer, spoke with Anita Abayomi, the Carefree Chelsea correspondent, and Dom Farrell, the City is Ours correspondent, to pick their Chelsea and Manchester City combined eleven (3-4-2-1) with many big names not making the cut, live on the Carefree Chelsea show via football.london's Chelsea Facebook page.
Ederson was the first player to take centre stage in a land slide debate, despite Edouard Mendy being named UEFA Men's Goalkeeper of the Year following his extraordinary Champions League campaign last season.
The Senegal international kept the most clean sheets (nine) in the history of the competition for a goalkeeper in their first debut campaign, while also joining an elite club of shot-stoppers to have reached the same feat ever.
The back-three then comprised of Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Ruben Dias in what proved to be a fairly simple affair, before Reece James was tipped to overrule Kyle Walker at right wing-back.
Mcintosh kickstarted the right-back discussion claiming that Walker would be better suited in a back-four and that James prevails at wing-back in a back-five.
"I wouldn't put Kyle Walker as a right wing-back," he said. "I'd rather of had him as a centre-back [in a back-three] but if he chose a flat four I would have Walker in."
Marcos Alonso took the left wing-back role over Joao Cancelo as the Fan Brands team transpired into heavy debate whether Jorginho or Bernardo Silva should join N'Golo Kante in a double pivot.
"Any big game City doesn't play Bernardo Silva they pay a price," Farrell said. "He's so important, such a complete player and I think if we're playing a midfield two in this combined eleven it's important to have two jack-of-all-trade players, which Silva and Kante both are."
However, Abayomi pledged her case for Jorginho's inclusion: "If you have two workhorses in the middle then who is sitting to protect the defence? That is Jorginho."
Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku were crowned bypasses into the front three with the former on the right, much like with the Belgium national team, and the latter spearheading the attack.
However, a debate brewed as to who should take the left inside-forward role to mirror De Bruyne; a position in which Mason Mount has flourished in of late.
Farrell tabled his case for Foden's appearance claiming that the 21-year-old has a unique ability to become one of the top five best players in the world.
"Foden's the one who has the potential to be one of the top five players in the world one day," he said. "He has the potential to be one of the best three or five on the planet in the next decade."
Abayomi agreed, insisting that Foden offers a different quality in front of goal as the pundits embraced the comments that demanded Mount's inclusion.
"I love Mason Mount but if you want someone who has the quality in front of goal then it's Phil Foden."
What is your combined Chelsea and City XI? We picked this off form right now. Let us know in the comments below! Follow our CareFreeChelsea team - Jake, Jai, Anita and Dom - on Twitter to get involved in the discussion.
