Jeremy Doku may lose Man City starting spot to avoid Pep Guardiola's Manchester United concern

It's been Jeremy Doku-mania at Manchester City this season.

The winger has made an excellent start to his City career but has made an even stronger impression on the crowd than his actual contributions across all of his appearances may warrant. It's hardly surprising given how exhilarating he has been in some of his better performances.

For years Pep Guardiola has transitioned his side away from exciting wingers who always move forward and look to beat their man in favour of a more conservative, risk-adverse approach. In contrast, Doku has been a well-received throw-back to Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling's best days at City with his old-school wing play.

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Individualism and creative flair have largely been coached out of most top-tier teams as collective tactical systems and pressing plans have become the best way to success but they may just be making a comeback. Doku is at the spearhead of the revolution.

The brilliant Belgian is the type of player that generates a buzz of electricity whenever he gets the ball, a sense of anticipation to what he will do next. Will he bamboozle his defender with skill or tear away with pace? Will he cross, will he shoot? Will he go back to beat the defender again? James Milner had to face all those questions at an extraordinary rate during the first half of the win at Brighton and was left so utterly dazed he didn't emerge for the second half.

Doku brings excitement and thrills which has immediately enamoured him to the fan base. But the downside to such a direct, attack-minded winger is that they take risks and the more risks you take