Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says selecting his Champions League final starting XI will be difficult.
Guardiola insists the battle to start against Chelsea in Porto on May 29 starts now after the Blues clinched his No.1 priority by winning the Premier League.
The Catalan knows his Blues have the brilliance to become European champions for the first time – but has now challenged them to prove who has the bottle to make history
Guardiola said: “I have an idea of my team because I know exactly how they all play.
“We have to start to prepare ourselves to compete in the best possible condition against Chelsea in the games we have to play before the final.
“We cannot arrive there and say 'ah, today we will start to play' because that will be too late.
“They all want it – and they will kill me to play. I know that and it's nice.
“It will be an incredibly tough decision for me, but I have to analyse the opponent and then decide.
“It's tough (telling players) in a normal game in the Premier League, so can you imagine a Champions League final?
“I have good relationships with the players, but in the end this is a business.
“This is a job. I'm sorry. Not everyone can play. So, from now, I am going to observe the two games and the training sessions.
“I have to see the way I want to play, the way I want to defend, the mentality of the players, the guys who handle the pressure better than the other ones.
“And in that moment I will try to be honest with myself and the team and make the best selection possible."
