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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Daniel Murphy

Erling Haaland frustration is justified but he must take Man City chances when they do arrive

Guardiola keeps things interesting

The wide grin should have given the game away. Pep Guardiola was beaming in his pre-match interview as he insisted Manchester City always set up with a back four and that against RB Leipzig his team would be back to a more typical defender at left-back. The most devious man in Leipzig.

Instead, City lined up with a back three consisting of Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias and Manuel Akanji while Kyle Walker pushed further forward on the flank, Jack Grealish marshalled the left and Bernardo Silva was in a different position every time you saw him.

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