Man City name 23-man Champions League squad with surprise Chabot pick
Man City name 23-man Champions League squad with Chabot surprise

Manchester City have named a 23-man List A squad for the Champions League, with four goalkeepers included - among them summer recruits Geronimo Rulli and 18-year-old Max Chabot.

Rulli was expected to be named in the squad after joining to replace James Trafford, but Chabot's inclusion is more of a surprise. The French teenager arrived from Angers and travelled with the group on the pre-season tour of Asia despite not having completed his move at that point. He did not feature in any games, and the club discussed sending him out on a season-long loan before the transfer window shut.

Eight new faces in the squad

Having remained at the club, Chabot has been included as one of 16 foreign players in City's List A for the first phase of the Champions League. He is one of eight new faces for City in the competition, alongside Rulli, Enzo Fernandez, Allan, Iliman Ndiaye, Elliot Anderson, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Vitor Reis - the Brazilian centre-back who was on loan at Girona last year.

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City have named 23 players on their List A, including two club-trained players in Rico Lewis and Phil Foden and four association-trained players. Their inability to name four club-trained players means that List A cannot have the full complement of 25 players.

List B options available

However, they are allowed to use players who qualify through List B - those aged 21 or under who have been with the club for at least two years. That means Nico O'Reilly and Ryan McAidoo - both on that list - are available for the competition.

Manchester City's 23-man Champions League squad

Goalkeepers: Donnarumma, Rulli, Bettinelli, Chabot

Defenders: Khusanov, Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol, Ait-Nouri, Lewis

Midfielders: Anderson, Bouaddi, Kovacic, Bouaddi, Fernandez

Forwards: Cherki, Foden, Doku, Allan, Ndiaye, Semenyo, Haaland

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