Category: Player Analysis

Raheem Sterling arrived from Liverpool to Manchester City in the summer of 2015. One season later, it looked like one of the worst transfers of 2015-16. However, the arrival of Pep Guardiola in the summer of 2016 revived Sterling’s career and made him an important player at the Etihad Stadium for years. However, the increase…

When Manchester City signed Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for a fee of €117.5 million in the summer of 2021, the expectations were sky-high for the then 25-year-old. However, one season has passed, and the Birmingham-born winger has disappointed massively for the Cityzens. Grealish may have won the Premier League title in his debut campaign…

Phil Foden has had a remarkable rise at Manchester City, being the first notable man to break into the first team from the academy. Pep Guardiola had so much faith in the Englishman that he was tasked with replacing club legend David Silva after the Spaniard left at the end of the 2019-20 season. And…

For the past few years, Manchester City have had a left-back problem. In fact, they have had to resort to right-back Joao Cancelo for the majority of the season at that position. Whenever Cancelo was not playing there, it was Oleksandr Zinchenko, a central midfielder by trade, who was occupying that position. However, for his…

Manchester City clinched the 2021-22 Premier League title on the last matchday of the season in a thrilling 3-2 win over Aston Villa. City have now won four out of the last five Premier League titles. While Premier League titles are a team effort, certain men stand out individually. One among them was midfielder Kevin…

Manchester City thrillingly won the Premier League title on the final matchday of the season. But at the other end of the table, Leeds United barely escaped relegation. Last season (2020-21), the Whites finished in the top half of the table. One of their key men was Kalvin Phillips, the defensive midfielder. This season due…

For years, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have been using midfielders and players from other positions to play as makeshift left-backs. The likes of Fabian Delph, Joao Cancelo and Oleksandr Zinchenko have played at left-back. While they have done well against smaller teams, against big teams, they have been found wanting. One man who has been…

Manchester City ended a saga that lasted for years when they signed the Norwegian superstar, Erling Haaland, from Borussia Dortmund earlier this month for a reported €60 million. He will join the Cityzens on 1st July 2022. This has been the biggest signing this summer, not just for Manchester City, not just for the Premier…