Riyad Mahrez puts his improvement in front of goal this season down in part to a fresh attitude from the penalty spot.
The Manchester City forward only took one penalty for the Blues in his first four seasons with the club, blazing over at Anfield towards the end of their 0-0 draw with Liverpool in 2018 that wasted the opportunity to inflict a first defeat of the campaign on their main rivals in what turned out to be an epic title race. Pep Guardiola has had so much trouble finding a penalty taker at the Etihad that he had been forced to semi-seriously consider letting goalkeeper Ederson take them.
Mahrez, though, has stepped up this season - quite literally. He has smashed in six penalties from six attempts in all competitions, including a nerveless strike in injury time at home to Tottenham that should have earned City a point.
