Pep Guardiola insists that Manchester City often still play with a false nine despite now having Erling Haaland in the side.
Over the past two years the term 'false nine' has become a key word in the vocabulary of any City fan. Sergio Aguero's injury struggles in 2020/21 forced Guardiola to set his side up without a recognised striker, and that was the case again last season after City failed in their attempts to sign Harry Kane.
City of course won the title in both seasons, but the £51m signing of Erling Haaland earlier this summer appeared to signal a shift back to using an out-and-out striker.
