Our wide players rarely play well unless the full backs support them. Cancelo and Zinchenko were both poor yesterday probably due to a lack of game time and Foden couldn't influence the game much. Once he shifted inside he was much better.
Pep made the right call rotating. Get the team on Wednesday to be more like the one that plays Real next Tuesday and then rest some for Burnley. This season gives us a great opportunity to bring through Foden whilst preserving key players for the CL. The draw could see a lot of the best teams on paper knocked out, depending how things go. In addition, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga are more competitive than usual and will not allow those sides to rest players like they usually do.