Manchester City are in derby action this Sunday as they head to Old Trafford to face Manchester United in the Premier League.
The Citizens will be eager to cement their spot in the Premier League’s top four after claiming a routine 2-0 win over Leicester City in midweek.
Manchester City will taking on a Manchester United side still floundering in the bottom half, having lost their last game away at Nottingham Forest.
Ahead of the big derby, a number of City fans have been talking about Josko Gvardiol, who featured at centre-back against Leicester and did a superb job.
Manchester City fans call for Josko Gvardiol to remain at centre-back
A number of City fans believe Gvardiol’s best position is at centre-back and suggested Pep Guardiola should keep playing him there.
One fan wrote on X after the Leicester game: “Gvardiol today at CB EXCELLENT, don’t let it go unnoticed.”
Another said: “Dias and Gvardiol are the best CB pairing – we being asking for this but sadly Ake couldn’t stay fit and Walker was washed.”
The praise kept coming, with one fan saying: “Bro, I prefer Gvardiol as a CB. We have to sign proper full-backs next season.”
One supporter wrote “petition to make Gvardiol a permanent CB”, while another said “Gvardiol needs to be a full time CB next season”.
Another wrote “I’ve seen enough, I want Gvardiol at CB” and one said “Gvardiol at CB reminds of Laporte with those passes, love it.”
How Josko Gvardiol fared at centre-back against Leicester
Gvardiol was very much in his element at centre-back against Leicester, putting in a classy performance in which he was in control throughout.
| Josko Gvardiol stats v Leicester | |
| Clearances | 3 |
| Total tackles | 1 |
| Ground duels (won) | 2 (1) |
| Touches | 120 |
| Accurate passes | 110/111 (99%) |
| Key passes | 1 |
| Long balls (acc.) | 2 (2) |
Gvardiol took 120 touches of the ball and completed 110 of his 111 passes on the night, along with winning one ground duel and weighing in with three clearances and one tackle.
Admittedly, Gvardiol would be missed at left-back as he offers so much attacking threat, so there’ll be a lot of food for thought for Guardiola ahead of Sunday’s big derby clash.
