Bernardo Silva dismissed the idea that Manchester City have struggled without Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, insisting that others should be stepping up in their absence.
20.09.2023 - 14:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
All those legitimate concerns and worries. All of them are already completely blown away.
Six games. Six wins. Manchester City, as the kids say, are cooking. All of this coming after many predicted there would at least be some struggles after an uncharacteristically chaotic summer.
City, usually so efficient and capable in the transfer window, left things late this time around. Only Mateo Kovacic and - just about - Josko Gvardiol were signed before the season began as the club continued to ponder how best to replace Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez.
There was a half-hearted bid for Declan Rice, strong interest in Lucas Paqueta and Michael Olise even popped up on the radar. The targets appeared to be getting picked out of a hat - even if City had admired the players for some time - and the scattergun approach made it difficult to work out what was actually wanted.
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In the end, Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes were signed to bolster the flanks and midfield, with both making positive starts to life at City in their early appearances. But the relative squad instability well into the season, coupled with losing two crucial players from the treble triumph, having Kevin De Bruyne sidelined until the new year and being without Pep Guardiola for a spell, was a perfect storm for things to not quite go to plan.
Yet, City have made a tremendous start. Carrying on in excellence as if nothing out of the ordinary has happened at all. They have already won four Premier League matches on the spin, something they didn't manage until February last season. Considering how the last
Bernardo Silva dismissed the idea that Manchester City have struggled without Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, insisting that others should be stepping up in their absence.
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