Pep Guardiola may look to minimise the threat of Darwin Núñez while John Stones could have a pivotal role
Erling Haaland in action during Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Pep Guardiola may resist playing directly to his forward in a bid to protect against Liverpool breaks.Erling Haaland in action during Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Pep Guardiola may resist playing directly to his forward in a bid to protect against Liverpool breaks.Pep Guardiola sides have always had a vulnerability to balls played in behind their defensive line.
That represents a particular issue against Liverpool, who are so good at winning the ball back and attacking in transition . Large portions of Liverpool games this season seem to have involvedspace towards goal with varying degrees of confidence. There’s absolutely no pattern to what then happens: he might drag his shot wide, he might duff it into the keeper or he might score with the sort of hysterically deft dink.
The other major reason City have been losing the ball more frequently this season is Jérémy Doku. Thrilling as he has been, 4.6 of his 9.4 dribbles per 90 minutes are unsuccessful. Proportionally, that isn’t too different from Jack Grealish, who has been successful in 1.6 of his 3.2 dribbles per 90 minutes.
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