Kelechi Iheanacho Dropped, Yaya Toure Included in Manchester City’s Champions League Squad

Kelechi Iheanacho has been excluded from Manchester City’s 21-man list and is replaced by Brazilian, Gabriel Jesus who has hit the ground running since his arrival last month.

However, Iheanacho is still eligible for selection as he now meets the requirements to be named on UEFA’s ‘List B’ – which allows clubs to register an unlimited number of players, provided they fulfill the following criteria; born on or after 1 January 1995, and is eligible to play for the club for any uninterrupted period of two years since his 15th birthday.

Meanwhile, Yaya Toure has been made available for the remainder of the competition after being dropped for the group stages.

The submitted squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers

Claudio Bravo, Willy Caballero

Defenders

Bacary Sagna, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, Aleksandar Kolarov, Gael Clichy, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi

Midfielders

Fernando, Raheem Sterling, Yaya Toure, Jesus Navas, Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph, Leroy Sane, David Silva, Fernandinho

Attackers

Nolito, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus

Featured photo: Kelechi Iheanacho is yet to appear consistently for Manchester City. (GETTY IMAGES)