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Joe Bray

David Moyes says West Ham couldn't cope with Man City tactical surprise he'd not seen before

David Moyes admitted West Ham simply couldn't cope with Manchester City's new tactic in their Premier League opener, as they'd never seen the Blues use it before.

Barring a couple of periods of pressure from West Ham, City controlled proceedings at the London Stadium, helped in a large part by full-backs Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo, both operating as inverted full-backs to join Rodri as a midfield three.

City have perfected using one inverted full-back in the last two years, but Moyes said West Ham were helpless to combat both Walker and Cancelo playing centrally as they simply weren't expecting it.

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