Manchester City's on-ball presence has been... well... distinctly un-City. At least, based on the Man City we've come to know. So how can Pep Guardiola's side fix the problem? ✍️ Walid_4
…Bentancur pounces and forces Rodri into a quick pass which is intercepted by Dejan Kulusevski to score.
Against Arsenal, it was more aggressive man-to-man marking that caused City problems. Arsenal pressed City’s 3-2 build-up and you can see here how high Kieran Tierney is to mark De Bruyne. In this attack, City go back to Stefan Ortega as they can’t find a progressive passing option… De Bruyne’s movement was regularly picked up by Gabriel and Tierney who switched the markers between them smoothly. Here, it’s Gabriel marking De Bruyne as Tierney presses Mahrez…
…which puts City in a tight situation where they are dependent on long balls into Erling Haaland and trying to win the second balls. Ortega goes long here, and Arsenal comfortably retrieve possession.
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