Manchester City expert Steven McInerney from Esteemed Kompany shares his thoughts on the “massive” injury blow to Manuel Akanji and who could replace him to solve Pep Guardiola’s right-back dilemma.
Akanji is set to remain sidelined until the middle of April with an adductor injury sustained while playing as a right-back in Man City’s Champions League first-leg loss to Real Madrid last week.
With Rico Lewis and Matheus Nunes struggling for form at right-back and Kyle Walker having joined AC Milan on loan, McInerney tells Sports Mole why Guardiola would be “tempted” to select Abdukodir Khusanov on the right side of his defence.