Erling Haaland has hogged the headlines for Manchester City this season but it is their midfield maestro who poses the biggest threat for United
Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva are yet to peak this season. Grealish and Mahrez have been the preferred options on the wings in recent months, a combination Pep Guardiola has turned to for key matches and moments. The wide players have been rotated frequently, whereas De Bruyne has started 16 of City’s 17 league matches.
Silva has five league assists, Grealish and Foden three each, and Mahrez one . Although these statistics look below par, they are not far off their numbers last season, and Silva has already surpassed his four. Where there is a problem is City’s second-most assists last season came jointly from the departed Gabriel Jesus and João Cancelo, who has one this campaign. Pep Guardiola wants more from certain squad members, especially going into a critical stage of the season.
Kevin De Bruyne leads the way with nine assists in the Premier League, the majority of which have been converted by Erling Haaland.“All I can do is to tell my players the reality in good and bad moments,” he said. “I have more experience than them. Not at playing football, but at analysing what happens, I’m better than them. I’m the only person to tell them the truth. Put everyone in the team individually in front of their own mirrors to look at themselves.
De Bruyne has made 18 ‘big chances’, from which a player can reasonably be expected to score; second in terms of this metric at City is Haaland on eight. Newcastle’s Kieran Trippier is second overall in the Premier League, five behind De Bruyne, an indicator of the Belgian’s creativity. Bruno Fernandes and Martin Ødegaard, who play in comparable positions to De Bruyne, have 11 and 10 respectively, and they are having fine seasons..
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