Rico Lewis [82]

The Premier League is widely considered as the biggest and best league in the world, with young talents from all four corners of the world flocking to England for the rags and riches that come with the English top-flight. One of the more recent evolutions in the Premier League and world football, has been the inverting of the full-back, with many teams now adopting the Pep Guardiola driven tactic, to create overloads in midfield and stop counter attacks at the source. Lots of teams now tend to go for an inverted full-back on one side and a more traditional full-back on the other. 

After winning the treble in a historic season last campaign, Manchester City haven’t quite started where they left off and currently sit fourth in the Premier League table. However the quality of their squad can’t be doubted and in the latest Premier League market value update, Pep Guardiola’s team saw a €29 million increase in squad value (the most in the Premier League) taking their value to €1.29 billion - the highest in world football and the club’s personal highest since April 2020. 

All eyes will be on Manchester on Sunday as the city’s two biggest clubs meet in the English Premier League. The Manchester derby has grown in significance across the last two decades with Manchester City developing into England’s dominant side after investment from the Middle East.