Get the biggest City transfer window stories, pre-season news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Manchester City posted up the Premier League’s best defensive record last season, but with competition at centre-back so stiff, Pep Guardiola may have an almighty selection dilemma on his hands once the new campaign gets underway.
The City manager finally stumbled upon the perfect centre-back pairing, with the defence as a whole conceding just 32 goals in 38 Premier League matches in 2020/21, but this season Guardiola will have an array of options from which to choose.
Ruben Dias and John Stones were terrific together at the centre of defence, Aymeric Laporte performed well when called upon and Nathan Ake has come into pre-season with
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