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Manchester City made two changes from the side that beat Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday for the game against Manchester United. Riyad Mahrez was preffered to Leroy Sane, while Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko dropped out. City beat United 3-1 thanks to goals by Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan. When asked by Mahrez had been chosen over Sane, Guardiola told Sky Sports: “No, I decided today. We have a deeper squad. I decide for the qualities, for many reasons. f I had decided to play with other players, with Gundo, with the central defenders another one, for Leroy it would have been the same. Guardiola has also admitted he feared he could have been jailed for his protests following the independence referendum in Catalonia. The Manchester City boss has worn a yellow ribbon for over a year in support of the activists who were imprisoned following the vote. Guardiola was charged by the Football Association last season and now only wears the ribbon at press conferences. And he said: “I’m not allowed to wear it in games, I know that. “What disappoints me is that these people are still in prison a year later and they were accused of something they didn't do. “They’re not politicians, they just expressed their opinions. That’s why I support them with the ribbon. “The FA then punished me for wearing it and I accept that, but I can wear it in press conferences and that’s why I’m wearing it now. “I’d also like you to support me if I’m jailed unfairly too. I always wear it, unless I forget it or leave it in my pocket.”

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