Will the likes of clichy, djourou and rafael continue to play given the current injuries to their respective squads??

To attempt some crystal ball gazing, my guesses would be:
Clichy will be rotated still throughout the season as Man Citeh have 2 left backs who they are trying to keep happy
Rafael will be dropped once Man Utds defenders all come back from injury
Djourou will be dropped once Arsenal have a single fit full back