I suppose it depends who were playing really. De Jong would be on my team sheet if we were up against a strong opposition, but against weaker sides I don't think we really need him as he doesn't pose any goal threat.

Don't think you can really drop Barry either, especially in current form. Probably been our unsung hero so far this season.

So I go for;

Your back 5,
De Jong, Barry
Milner, Silva
Aguero, Balotelli

Not Yaya Toure's biggest fan - at least at this stage of the season, he's one of those players that gets better as the season progresses and his fitness improves.

Hart
Richards Jol kompany clichy
De Jong Barry
Yaya silva balo
DZeko

Or swap yaya with Barry and bring aguero in , I prefer yaya when he is attacking though

I can't fault Paul CTID with his team, so long as the bench includes Dzeko, Barry, Johnson, Savic, Zabaleta, Pantilimon and probably Nasri.

But as is rightly pointed out, it is a squad game, and I love the fact that Bobby has many selection headaches.