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Man City starting XI if only locals could play: Chelsea and Arsenal stars in strong side
MANCHESTER CITY could improve their defence significantly if they shopped closer to home.
How would the Manchester City starting XI look if they could only field local players?
Hopewiser have conducted a study generating a starting XI for each Premier League club using only local players, and Manchester is apparently blessed with plenty of top class talent.
A proximity tool was used to identify clubs within a 30 mile radius of where Premier League and Championship players were born.
The local players have to be included in their primary or secondary position, while FIFA ratings were used to give the closest clubs first pick of the better players.
Manchester City are not known for giving home-grown talent a chance, but maybe Pep Guardiola should think about investing in some local defenders judging by this line-up.
Scroll through the gallery above to see who features in Manchester City's starting XI made up of local lads.