Manchester City return to Premier League action against West Ham United on Saturday and Pep Guardiola is back in the dug-out.
The return of the king Pep Guardiola is back after his weeks off recovering from back surgery. His Manchester City team did very well in his absence but there is nothing like having the captain of the ship at the helm.
"He can play in the holding midfielder, attacking midfielder, fullback with his physicality," he said. "He has to improve the first contact, first touch. Try with the ball like Kevin, Kevin is incomparable. His energy, the balls in the last games as winger. A rare Phillips chance Or could the unthinkable happen and Kalvin Phillips actually start a meaningful game? Probably not, if we're being honest. Even with Kovatic, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones out there is still Rodri, Nunes, Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva and even Rico Lewis who can operate in midfield positions.
Manager Gareth Southgate defended his decision to pick Foden on the flank rather than in a central position by insinuating that because Guardiola often selects him out wide, he mustn't be good enough to play in the middle. His comments caused a stir amongst supporters who were quick to point out Foden was excellent in midfield in the Champions League final and has been playing there with increasing regularity this year, with excellent results.
Regardless, the deal didn't come to pass as City moved on to other targets when it was announced the FA had opened an investigation into possible betting rules breaches by the Brazilian. Yet, Paqueta has continued to play and done so quite well. Order your copy of Man City in Europe TODAY Having claimed their first Champions League crown last season, Manchester City are on a new mission - to clinch back-to-back European titles!
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