Left-back has been an area of concern for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City this season. The Spanish coach has not been using a natural full-back in the position throughout the 2024/25 campaign, but instead has deployed centre-back Josko Gvardiol in the role, before midfielder Nico O’Reilly began to excel in the position over the last month. Guardiola’s long-term plan for O’Reilly is to use him as a number six, something the 20-year-old is not too keen on as he wants to play further up the pitch, while Gvardiol has excelled at centre-back recently. Man City plan to add at least…
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