Ruben Dias had suffered an injury ahead of Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat to AFC Bournemouth that led to his omission from the starting line-up. Dias started in City’s 2-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup before being substituted at half-time — possibly indicating that Pep Guardiola felt it was best to start him. However, the Portuguese international replaced Manuel Akanji, who sustained an injury in the warm-up before the game and as a result, he was thrown in to face Ange Postecoglou’s side in an unexpected turn of events. In Dias’ absence, Pep Guardiola fielded Akanji alongsi…