Soccer-Sterling and Havertz start in Champions League final


Soccer Football - Champions League - Manchester City Training - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - May 28, 2021 Manchester City's Raheem Sterling during training REUTERS/Carl Recine

PORTO, Portugal (Reuters) -Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling was given a starting place in the Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday with German Kai Havertz preferred to American Christian Pulisic for the London team.

City coach Pep Guardiola opted for Oleksandr Zinchenko ahead of Joao Cancelo at left back and also left both Fernandinho and Rodri out of his midfield with Ilkay Gundogan the sole holding midfielder.

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