#3 Manchester City need to sort out their defence
The arrival of John Stones was expected to add to the defensive muscle of the side. Despite his reputation as a rock solid defender, the Englishman also has erratic traits that often surface to hurt his credentials as the best young centre-back in Europe. It also remains to be seen how Pep will sort out the defensive headache that could trouble his side in the long run.
With the goalkeeping department being deemed shaky already, the Spanish manager could be forced to completely drop the idea of playing out from the back.
The side was stretched by Swansea through the game as they found pockets of space to function into the midfield and were constantly probing the wings as City’s adventurous full backs vacated space for them to move into.
The Swans made some very good movement on and off the ball and kept the centre-back pairing of Vincent Kompany and Stones busy for large durations of the game. If not for some instinctive saves by Caballero, the side could have even gone on to lose the game and it should seek to balance it’s footballing philosophy to ensure silverware.
