Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah featured the one glaring shortcoming in Man City's crew during the Community Shield, and one savant figures Pep Guardiola might take an unexpected bet.
The Reds lifted the season's most memorable piece of flatware last end of the week while overcoming Man City 3-1 in the Community Shield. Liverpool looked both the fitter and more honed of the different sides with City lacking beat and self-control in their passing and examples of play.
Mohamed Salah specifically looked a man on a mission and caused Joao Cancelo every kind of issues down City's left.
The Portuguese is a characteristic right-footer working out of position on the left. That has not been an issue in that frame of mind with Cancelo forming into a really elite administrator under Guardiola.
In any case, Cancelo likewise bends over as boss delegate to Kyle Walker at right-back. The England global is presently 32 and Cancelo might be moved between the flanks more frequently than any other time in recent memory this season.
However with Oleksandr Zinchenko offered to Arsenal, Man City brag no other perceived, senior full-backs on their books.
They bid for Brighton's Marc Cucurella, however their reluctance to match the £50m valuation left the entryway slightly open for Chelsea. The Blues have since concurred individual terms with the Spaniard.
Anderlecht's Sergio Gomez has been designated, however per the Athletic, City just think about the 21-year-old a 'improvement ability'. The drop off among Cancelo and Gomez would be tremendous assuming he were marked and called upon next season.
Presently, addressing Football Insider, previous Premier League goalkeeper, Paul Robinson, guaranteed Salah might have uncovered the one tragic flaw on Saturday.
Likewise, Robinson guaranteed City's hesitance to pull out all the stops for a profundity piece proposes Guardiola might be wiling to begin the season without any significant appearances.
Cancelo was "uncovered" by Salah - Robinson
"Cancelo did splendidly at left-back last season," said Robinson. "He was in my group of the year. He was exceptional.
"It must be said however, he had an intense evening against Salah. He was uncovered one on one against him.
"City have Cancelo and they have Nathan Ake as left-back choices.
"In any case, on the off chance that they could reinforce anyplace it would be at left-back. However, i don't figure it would be a fiasco in the event that they didn't sign one.
"Cucurella would have been an extraordinary fit. However, Man City would rather not be held to emancipate and overpay for a player. Brighton are in an exceptionally impressive position.
"It seems as though City will begin the season without a perceived left-back."
Guardiola's feigning on full-back issue?
At the point when gotten some information about City's hesitance to meet the Cucurella valuation, Guardiola as of late said: "He's a Brighton player. I can't utter a word else.
"On the off chance that it's conceivable [to reinforce we will] yet in the event that not, we stay with the players we have.
"Joao can play there; Josh [Wilson-Esbrand] can play there; Nathan [Ake] can play there. I never gripe about the crew I have starting from the main season. It is dependably to assist the club, not so much for me, and I support the club."
The end product speaks for itself with City declining to stretch to £50m for Cucurella who looked a consistent fit on paper. In any case, that isn't equivalent to saying City won't add first-group profundity before the window closes on September 1.
Objective guaranteed Stuttgart's Borna Sosa and Wolves' Rayan Ait-Nouri have both been explored. Reports in Portugal have additionally placed previous Arsenal target Alex Grimaldo on their radar.
Given the edges among City and Liverpool have been razor slight as of late, it shows up incredibly impulsive to enter a season with such a conspicuous issue ignored.
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