The talking points as Manchester City began their Champions League defence at home to Crvena Zvezda.
Rodri the attacking midfielder If Manchester City were at full-strength, their midfield would consist of Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne and probably Mateo Kovacic, or maybe Bernardo Silva. Rodri is the best defensive midfielder in the world, so is quite happy to let his more attacking teammates take on the creative mantel. Without De Bruyne or Kovacic, however, and Bernardo needed out right with Jack Grealish out, Rodri is having to play multiple roles in one at the start of the season.
Nunes follows Pep's instruction Pep Guardiola handed Matheus Nunes his full City debut and told him to 'be himself.' Guardiola added that Nunes was given a brief that was similar to his former role at Wolves, saying: "In the end we ask of him something that he’s used to so he can do it. With his runners and when he arrives to the box. The best way to see how he develops is to play.
Doku's ruthless lesson Jeremy Doku was brilliant for City on Saturday, scoring a wonderful first goal for the club, earning praise from Pep Guardiola and offering the club something they haven't had on the wings since the days of Leroy Sane. Three days on from turning Vladimir Coufal inside out at West Ham, and he was on the bench in the Champions League for City. It's a lesson he will come to be very familiar with during his time at the Etihad.
Haaland's barren run Erling Haaland was the top scorer in the Champions League last season with 12 goals and the UEFA Player of the Year as a result, but failed to score in either semi-final game or the final in Istanbul. That marked his longest goalless run in a competition that he has found ridiculously easy to score in so far. Red Star at home would be a good chance to end that 'barren' run and get off the mark this season.
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