City will play their final preseason game in Gothenburg, Sweden tomorrow night against Premier League rival Arsenal. The Gunners played a friendly just on Friday and included some of their key players like Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla. It seems even bigger names will be playing in the red strip for this one as Wenger has said Alexis, Ramsey, and Xhaka will all feature. It should be a tough test for our boys in blue, but the squad chosen by Pep to travel to Sweden is an interesting one to say the least. Here it is broken down by position:

Strikers

Sterling, Nolito, Aguero, Navas, Iheanacho

Midfielders

Fernando, De Bruyne, Delph, Silva, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Toure, A. Garcia

Defenders

Sagna, Zabaleta, Kolarov, Clichy, Denayer, Adarabioyo, Maffeo, Angelino

Goal Keepers

Hart, Caballero

The first thing that sticks out is, no Leroy Sané. Well the boss has said he has a slight hamstring issue and hasn't trained yet so he is left out. This most likely means at best Sané will start his Man City career as a sub when the League opens up against Sunderland in exactly one week.

Two other very interesting omissions are the likes of Otamendi and Mangala.

Now Mangala only rejoined the squad this week, but Otamendi has already had some gametime under Pep and his exclusion is slightly confusing. What does this mean for the back four against Arsenal? Will City even have a back four, or will they try and experiment with a back three? How strong will the starting squad be? Below I've highlighted the eleven players I think might start this final preseason game.

Defenders: Sagna, Kolarov, Adarabioyo, Clichy.

Pep has already used this CB pairing in the preseason, and so long as Kolarov is still with the club I don't think he'll get to play out on the left. Pep is also a big fan of Tosin. The fullbacks are likely the ones we are to see on the opening day so the final preseason game is a good chance for them to get a run out.

Midfielders: Fernandinho, De Bruyne, and Fernando.

This was the hardest of the choices. In other games Guardiola has shown a clear affection for City's Brazilian duo. The problem is they can be deployed almost anywhere among the back. To keep it say I say both Fernandinho and Fernando play a more withdrawn role allowing De Bruyne (who is admittedly struggling with fitness) more freedom and ability to push forward. I full expect each midfielder to get some gametime however, it'll be interesting to see who gets the most, which will perhaps be a clue to who starts against Sunderland.

Forwards: Nolito, Aguero, Navas.

Until Sané makes his debut, it looks like Navas is our man on the right. That's not the worst thing in the world, but City supporters are excited to see the young German, not the old Spaniard. Navas is serviceable though, and can be counted on down the line. Auger should see significant minutes in the final season tune up game. He figures to play another massive role this season, so getting him as match fit as possible is a priority. Lastly is the left, where City will have more questions than answers all season. I believe Pep likes Sterling, but for right now, I think Nolito is the preferred choice with his ability to control and keep possession. In theory using Sterling as a super sub could work wonders, but it'll be interesting to see how this battles grows throughout the season.

Goalkeeper: Hart.

Despite the rumors, for the moment Hart has the number 1 shirt, and logic dictates, he starts in this final preseason game.

This is just my predicted XI for the final preseason game against Arsenal. I could be completely wrong, or spot on (more likely completely wrong). The most fun part about hypothesizing is the possibility of variables that Pep could throw in this squad. Last year under Pellegrini, I could predict each starting eleven without thinking twice about it. Even with several regulars and backups missing, I still mightily struggled to come up with this eleven. At the end of the day, each and every City fan as to put their trust in Pep Guardiola, and I believe that's something we've all been ready to do for quite some time.

Leave a comment with your predicted starting eleven below!