The last three domestic matches have shown that Rodri is Manchester City’s most important player in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, but perhaps Julian Alvarez has been the most surprising so far.
Not only because of his quality - his World Cup winner’s medal and Treble triumph say enough - but because of the position he has been asked to play.
The 23-year-old operated as the supporting striker a handful of times for River Plate and Pep Guardiola has already tasked him with the role 10 times this season, the same amount as the whole of last term.
He’s also scored the same number of goals in the role as last year (five), meaning we shouldn’t be too stunned that he can flourish there.
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