Manuel Akanji is ready to step in for Manchester City at Anfield to continue his dream start at the club.
Akanji was not in City's plans for the summer before late nerves over the fitness of their centre-backs saw them push through a £15m deal in the final days of the transfer window. That money already looks to be a steal with the player slotting straight into the team in the Champions League and the derby to leave teammates feeling like he has been there for years.
In addition to his stellar start at centre-back, the former Dortmund defender played on the right against Southampton and recovered from a testing start to show his quality again. Pep Guardiola spoke glowingly after the game about how the human calculator had picked up positional play in a single training session that it normally takes others much longer to.
