Pep Guardiola has had to adapt this season after not getting the striker he wanted in the summer transfer window. Manchester City went into the market with confidence that they would land an excellent successor to Sergio Aguero but came up emptyhanded after spending most of their time on a fruitless pursuit of Tottenham striker Harry Kane, leaving the manager to make do with his current squad.
The opening ten games of the campaign have seen City employ a range of different options in attack. Ferran Torres started as the makeshift No.9, Raheem Sterling has also taken up the role while on a number of occasions the team have played with a false nine - as they did successfully on their run to the Champions League final last season.
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