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George Smith

Have your say on who should be Man City's first-choice front-three this season

Although Gabriel Jesus has already sealed a move to Arsenal and it is becoming increasingly likely that Raheem Sterling will join Chelsea, Manchester City are still spoilt for choice in attack.

Pep Guardiola has the luxury of mixing things up across his forward-line, as he so often did last season, meaning it is hard to predict what he will consider as his strongest front-three ahead of the start of the new season. New signing Erling Haaland is guaranteed a starting berth through the middle - but it remains to be seen who could start either side of him.

Last season, Guardiola, who is renowned for tinkering, often deployed Riyad Mahrez on the right, with Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and Sterling competing for a place on the left. Sterling's expected exit will help reduce the size of that battle, but Grealish and Foden will both fancy their chances of getting the nod.

Pep Guardiola is not light on options in attack. (James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images.)

We want to know who you think should make up City's strongest front-three ahead of the new campaign - have your say here.

Bernardo Silva is also capable of challenging Mahrez for a place on the right, although he was more often used as a central-midfielder last season. It means that Guardiola, despite already cutting Jesus from his squad, has no shortage of options to play with.

Mahrez, who is out-of-contract at City next summer, has been a consistent performer for the Blues over the last few years, scoring 12 goals or more in the last four seasons, including 24 last term. He is a certain starter on the right, you would think, but Grealish and Foden could be in direct competition for the nod out on the left.

It is a great conundrum for Guardiola to have. However, someone will be left disappointed, especially as the winner of that battle will line-up alongside one of the world's hottest properties in Haaland.

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