Raheem Sterling for his goals, Kevin De Bruyne for his sheer drive, Kyle Walker for his consistency. He was in a lonely place during lockdown, at an exceptionally low ebb with matters concerning his personal life. Of his two high-profile indiscretions, one of them was indisputably his fault, for which he apologised, but the other certainly was not. Kyle Walker has put his lockdown indiscretions behind him to become a key man for Man CityFriday night's display, when he turned Eden Hazard holographic, was the pinnacle and a key reason why City face Lyon in a Champions League quarter-final on Saturday. Guardiola believes Walker needs competition, someone pushing him from behind, and the lack of that was a key reason why his form dipped towards the end of 2018.

Source: Daily Mail August 13, 2020 21:33 UTC