5 error prone Premier League players who have to improve this season

Artur Boruc
Artur Boruc has made a number of errors for Bournemouth in recent times

2) Eliaquim Mangala

Eliaquim Mangala
The French defender’s place is in jeopardy thanks to the signing of Stones

The performances of Eliaquim Mangala ever since his transfer from Porto have drawn the same question over and over, “How did Manchester City pay £42 million for Mangala?” He has been an inconsistent presence at the back for Manchester City and has failed to live up to his reputation and price tag during his 2 years in England.

While he does possess the pace and brute strength that make him a reputed name as showcased by him sporadically, he is too inconsistent to become a first choice centre-back at Manchester City, a club chasing the coveted title and we reckon he would find game time tough to come under Pep Guardiola.

He has a tendency to go missing in critical moments, is poor with his positional sense and looks very untidy with the ball at his feet, making him a constant source of worry for the Manchester City fans. It is not merely the unobvious mistakes that have hurt his reputation deeply, but also the obvious ones. He made 3 obvious mistakes during 23 league appearances last season, with 2 of them resulting in a goal, a statistic that does not make for good reading if you are a City fan.

He has been linked with a move away from England given his inconsistencies, it remains to be seen who would be willing to fork out a hefty sum for his services.

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