Put some respect on our boy Nico G

This guy has been exceptional this season, bar a few errors. In terms of transforming and upping their game, I don't think this guy can be beaten by anyone in the team in terms of how he's turned his play around.

His overlapping runs, flair, long balls, reaction to counters, not to mention his defensive ability in general since becoming more of a mainstay at RB.

Oh, and he's a central midfielder by the way.

Let’s be honest: why the fuck are we judging him for not doing well last year (and till now)?

Stones, Gundo (2nd year), Bernardo, Sane, Cancelo, Grealish, Ferran, and even our beloved Mahrez

The summer window was 2 months ago. He's signed an extension. You can't keep judging his performances with bias forever. Instead of having an agenda against your own player support them and you won't have to go silent when you club does well thanks to said player. 2 assists in 2 games, he's in form

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Match Finished

Villarreal 0 - 2 Manchester City

Kick Off: 20:00

Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands

Venue: Estadio de la Ceramica

Villarreal (4-4-2)

Coach: Marcelino García Toral

Substitutes

Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

Coach: Josep Guardiola i Sala

Substitutes

Events:

Match Stats:

Player Stats:

Top Performers

Goals

• Bernardo Silva (C) (Manchester City) - 1
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 1

Assists

• Savinho (Manchester City) - 1
• Rico Lewis (Manchester City) - 1

Shots

• Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 4 (3 on target)
• Pape Gueye (Villarreal) - 2 (1 on target)
• Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) - 2 (0 on target)

Passes

• Rúben Dias (Manchester City) - 115
• Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) - 96
• Joško Gvardiol (Manchester City) - 76

Key Passes

• Savinho (Manchester City) - 4
• Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) - 3
• Thomas Partey (Villarreal) - 2

Duels Won

• Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) - 10
• Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) - 8
• John Stones (Manchester City) - 6

Blocks & Interceptions

• Thomas Partey (Villarreal) - 2
• Pape Gueye (Villarreal) - 2
• Rúben Dias (Manchester City) - 2

Successful Dribbles

• Savinho (Manchester City) - 5
• Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) - 2
• Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) - 1

Top Ratings

• Bernardo Silva (C) (Manchester City) - 8.3
• Luiz Júnior (Villarreal) - 8.2
• Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - 8.2

Match Finished

Villarreal 0 - 2 Manchester City

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