Manchester City travel to Premier League leaders Chelsea on Wednesday night (8pm kick-off) hoping to extend their unbeaten league run to nine games.

Pep Guardiola’s side drew 2-2 at Arsenal on Saturday to pick up a third straight draw, and it’s those run of results which have all but ended their faint title chances this season.

The Citizens are 11 points behind Antonio Conte’s men with just nine games of the campaign remaining, so it doesn’t look like former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola will win the title in his first season at the Etihad.

Instead, it looks like Wednesday’s opponents will, despite losing 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

The Blues are seven points clear of second place Tottenham following their surprise loss at the weekend, but they remain very much the team to beat and the ones to stop between now and May.

Nonetheless, City will take great confidence from their recent run into Wednesday’s clash at Stamford Bridge, although Guardiola may make a few changes to his side having seen them twice lose the lead at the Emirates on Sunday.

Thus, here are THREE Man City players who deserve a chance against Chelsea on Wednesday…

Pablo Zabaleta

Jesus Navas was preferred to Pablo Zabaleta in the 2-2 draw at Arsenal on Sunday, and although the former did reasonably well down the right flank, the latter could return on Wednesday.

The 32-year-old has been at City since 2008, and in that time has made 328 appearances for the club, winning the Premier League title twice, as well as the FA Cup in 2011.

However, he has managed just ten league starts this season, and with his contract up at the end of the season, this may well be his last at the Etihad Stadium.

Nonetheless, Zabaleta can still do a job at right-back, and thus could be given the nod on Wednesday.

Aleksandar Kolarov

Aleksandar Kolarov was another who didn’t get a starting berth against Arsenal on Sunday, yet with 36 appearances in all competitions, he’s clearly someone Guardiola rates highly.

The Serbian international is adept as a centre-back in a back three or as a left-back in a back four, but with Chelsea possessing incredible pace in the wide areas, he’s unlikely to dethrone the quicker Gael Clichy from that role.

However, Guardiola may match up with a back three of his own against Chelsea, and that would probably see Kolarov return to the eleven, given his accomplished displays in that role earlier in the campaign.

Yaya Toure

Chelsea didn’t have it all their own way in the centre of midfield against Crystal Palace, and that might persuade Guardiola to start Yaya Toure against the Blues.

The Ivorian was another who didn’t get a starting role against the Gunners on Sunday, albeit did come on at half time for Raheem Sterling, yet has started 15 of their 29 league games this season, which isn’t bad considering he was nowhere near the squad prior to their 2-1 win over Palace back in October.

Toure has the pace and power to unsettle the Chelsea midfield on Wednesday night, and that could see him recalled to the starting line-up.