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Gvardiol’s attacking capabilities do not take away from his defensive prowess.
At Old Trafford last Sunday, he helped City to an unlikely victory with a defiant clean sheet after being reduced to 10 men following Phil Foden’s 23rd-minute red card.
Gvardiol kept Bryan Mbeumo in check for large parts of the contest, winning nine of his 11 duels – no player on the pitch managed more – and contested four
Defender Josko Gvardiol has agreed a new contract at Manchester City until the summer of 2031, sources have told BBC Sport.
The 24-year-old’s current deal was set to expire in 2028 but the player is now set to remain at Etihad Stadium, ending speculation, external about a move to La Liga giants Real Madrid and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
BBC Sport reported last week that City were feeling positive
Josko Gvardiol’s £77m move to Manchester City from RB Leipzig in August 2023 made him the second-most expensive defender of all time.
But the 23-year-old Croatia international revealed he nearly quit his “dream” career in football when playing for Dinamo Zagreb.
“I was thinking about quitting because I like basketball as well,” the centre-back told BBC Sport’s Betty Glover.
Aged 16 and struggling to get game time for Zagreb’s youth
Ashley Young (Everton): At 39 years of age, Young was brilliant at right-back against Ipswich. Not once did he get beaten one-on-one, he kept on running and running, playing the whole 95 minutes. A performance that was testament to the way that he looks after himself to keep playing at the top level at his age.
Joel Veltman (Brighton): He just oozes class and calmness. When he was out injured
Justin James (Leicester City): I don’t remember him having much to do defensively, with all the troubles coming down Arsenal’s right. He then popped in the second half with a decent header for his first goal, while the volley he hit to equalise was unbelievable. So much could’ve gone wrong with that but the technique was excellent.
Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur): This is the second time he’s been
Arsenal’s capitulation in the crucial stages of last season’s title race meant it was ultimately a pretty comfortable win for Manchester City.
But this time they have been pushed harder by Mikel Arteta’s men, and Guardiola stressed earlier this week that there could be no margin for error in their pursuit of another league trophy.
Against a Fulham side with nothing to play for, coupled with an impressive run of