Aymeric Laporte and Eric Garcia to play alongside each other and they did not disappoint when finally given the opportunity.City have endured struggles at the back this season as the failure to replace Vincent Kompany was compounded by a serious injury to Laporte.
John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi have also had their fitness issues but when they have played they have struggled for form and have often made costly mistakes.Youngster Garcia, on the other hand, has impressed whenever he has been given an opportunity by Pep Guardiola and he was given a starting berth alongside Larpote in City's first Premier League game following the break against Arsenal.Mikel Arteta's side did start the game the brighter, with the pace of Pierre-Emerick.
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