Manchester City have re-signed Ilkay Gundogan after a year away at Barcelona to give Pep Guardiola plenty of options to choose from in midfield
The German midfielder played a key role in City's 2022/23 treble-winning campaign as Pep Guardiola's team matched the achievement set by rivals Manchester United in 1999. Gundogan left the Etihad Stadium that summer to join Barca where he made 51 appearances.
And the Premier League champions now have a plethora of options to choose from in central midfield. Rodri is a guaranteed starter in any City team and will sit in a deeper role to help build up play from the back and prevent counterattacks. Kovacic joined from Chelsea last summer off the back of Gundogan's departure. However, the Croatian does not provide the same match-winning moments seen so often by City's returning hero.
Of course, aged 33, City will have to manage Gundogan's minutes as has often been done with De Bruyne. But when City need a moment of magic, Guardiola will now know he has another matchwinner in his team.
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