JIMMY MAC IS WONDERING WHEN HE'S COMING BACK...

FOR the first time this season, at the 44th time of asking, James McAtee did not make the City squad.

- By SIMON BAJKOWSKI

The 21-year-old had previously been the only outfield player to make every single matchday, avoiding injury throughout the campaign and usually given a more prominent role when some of the more established stars have been given some time off.

At Nottingham Forest on Saturday though, there was no McAtee. He had trained all week ahead of the match but hadn't been deemed one of the best 20 players to make Pep Guardiola's selection.

He wasn't missed by many, either. There was no outcry on social media at his absence and Guardiola had Omar Marmoush, Kevin de Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic on his bench instead to help the team.

It is another frustration for the player though in a difficult season and another instance where it doesn't look as though the club has made the best decision either for McAtee or for the organisation.