Manchester City’s strongest position are the midfielders, defensive mids, two-way, wingers, etc. Here we rank their top 10 midfielder players, in part 2 we look at 5 through 1.
As the 2016/17 season draws close it is time to take stock of the players on the squad. While the transfer window still has a few weeks, and Manchester City will definitely be signing other players, this is a ranking of the teams top midfielder players at the moment. Note, we moved Raheem Sterling into the Forward position rankings, which you can read here. But before we get to #5 make sure you’ve read Part 1 of the series looking at midfielders ranked 6 through 10.
#5 – Ilkay Gundogan
Critical piece of the Borussia Dortmund midfield that helped the team reach the UEFA Champions League finale in 2012/13 and claim the Bundesliga title in 2011/12. After a 150 appearances and 15 goals for the high intensity team the German international has made the switch the Premier League. While he may not be fit for the first few matches of the season, he will likely be the new signing to have the biggest impact in the first few months of the season. As new players it will be interesting to see how he and Sane can form a connection in their push to establish themselves as starters. A very well rounded player, he is mentally strong, covers the back line with ease, and brings creativity to benefit City’s wingers and strikers getting into dangerous positions. Best case scenario, at only 25 he pushes Yaya all season and eventually claims the starting role.
Next: City Midfielder #4