Pep Guardiola says he "never had a doubt" about Raheem Sterling after his goal began the rout of Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-final. The Manchester City boss left the England ace on the bench in the 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace and afterwards said he had considered putting on Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus - without mentioning Sterling.
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05.03.2022 - 10:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City recovered from a 3-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur with a late 1-0 win against Everton on Saturday afternoon, but the attacking performance was not at its free-flowing best. One reason might be a slight tactical change from Pep Guardiola – moving Bernardo Silva into the front three.
The Portuguese international has been influential for City this season, scoring ten times across all competitions, with his all-round play a driving force behind the club’s charge to the top of the Premier League table.
If City are to maintain their current six-point lead and walk away with their fourth league triumph in five seasons, they will need Silva on top of his game.
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It’s obvious that the 27-year-old is Guardiola’s go-to man. Silva has started 26 Premier League games this season – the most of any outfield player in the City squad. His role in midfield has even seen the reliable Ilkay Gundogan play a reduced role, only starting 15 times.
However, despite his consistent brilliance in midfield, Guardiola has been trialling Silva in an unfamiliar position in these past few weeks – the dreaded false nine role.
Raheem Sterling has tried it, Phil Foden has tried it, so too has Kevin De Bruyne – each with their own degree of success. However, the technical ability Silva possesses is maybe unparalleled in the City squad and that may be the most important trait of a false nine – hence Guardiola’s experiment.
He played in the middle of Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling on both occasions, with Gundogan and De Bruyne the two supporting the attacks from midfield. With Spurs’ five-at-the-back, it looked like Guardiola wanted to squeeze every technical
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