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#3 Centre-Back – Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City)
Laporte was signed by Guardiola from Ligue 1 and impressed a lot in his debut season in the Premier League. He is exceptionally strong in the air, a very good reader of the game and a clean tackler.
Laporte’s distribution skills are also fairly good and he has been one of the most consistent performers for City this season. He has already played in 28 matches for them and scored 3 goals.
However, Laporte’s reputation as a defender has taken a hit as City have lost three of their last six matches. His defensive partners keep getting switched as Vincent Kompany has made a comeback to the starting eleven against Liverpool.
However, Laporte is still one of the best center-backs in the league so far despite his string of poor performances of late. City would need him to keep performing well if they are to ensure a second successive title.
