Manuel Akanji fate: The championship race now favors Man City after Pep Guardiola's brilliant play against Arsenal
Posted : 27 April 2023
Without a surprise tactical choice by Pep Guardiola, the game would not have been complete.
"I love to overthink and create stupid tactics," he once said.
More recently, he added: "I am a genius when I overthink and we win."
Instead, attention was focused on the outstanding Kevin De Bruyne, who Guardiola described as "unstoppable," and his partnership with Erling Haaland in Manchester
City's 4-1 victory over Arsenal, which, by his own admission, gave his team control of the Premier League championship battle.
The coach was quick to stress out that this connection develops naturally between two excellent players; he does not teach it to them. However, it was unnatural to use Manuel Akanji at left-back for the first time. It unquestionably contributed to City's dominance in the game.
It was clear to use Aymeric Laporte in the left-back position to cover for Nathan Ake's hamstring injury. There, he had competed versus Leicester. It would have enabled City to keep their current shape, which has offered them consistency recently.
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