Game Thread: City v Reading

Lineups are in:

TEAM NEWS: Hart, Zabaleta, Kolo Toure, Nastasic, Rekik, Garcia, Barry, Silva, Yaya Toure, Aguero, Tevez #cityvreading

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) December 22, 2012

Reading: Federici, Gunter, Harte, Mariappa, Pearce, Leigertwood, Karacan, Tabb, McAnuff, Kebe, Pogrebnyak #readingfc

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) December 22, 2012

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A normal attacking 6 but a very interesting back 4. If someone had told me before the season began that this combination would be starting a Premier League match, I would have had a hard time believing that. But nonetheless, 18-year-old stud Karim Rekik is making his full City debut, with both Vincent Kompany and Joleon Lescott on the bench. This could be the beginning of a great, long career at the Etihad for the young man.

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