A. Santos|🇧🇷|20|; B2B midfielder, 5'11, consistent pivot player, really good positioning, relishes the dirty work in the middle, has a knack for interceptions, passing range getting more expansive, needs a +1 to be UCL ready. City should be keeping tabs on him.

Scouting report for Wilfred Singo

🇨🇮 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Wilfred Singo (23)

—6ft 3
— Can play as CB/RB/RWB
— Incredible upper body strength
—Physically dominant in duels
—Expert in executing difficult passes from defensive 3rd - final 3rd

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A more detailed Scouting Report on Bafode Diakité I wrote earlier this year

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🇫🇷 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Bafode Diakité (23)

— 6ft 1
— Can play as LB/CB/RB/CDM*
—Exceptional wide channel defender
— Prolific in the air
— Exhibits multiple traits revered for powerful athleticism
—Calm & composed on & off the ball

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The defensive masterclass shift Ruben Dias put in yesterday has to be talked about, very little got past him. He singlehandedly kept City in the game.

When he's in the middle of the pack the difference is always clear.

Nikola Milenković for £12m, the smartest / cheapest buying decision Forest made in the summer to bolster their defence — a tall athletic bully & physical duelist at the heart of the defence. the fella has been mad consistent so far. a diamond amongst men.

This was by far Man City's best game in a long time — Grealish increased our physicality levels; De Bruyne upped our creativity/output levels; Doku ensured repetitive intensity. All round confidence restored and this is just the starting point. Ortega resurgence btw; genio

Only 4 players were impressive today; Ortega, Dias, Ake & Doku

A slight glimpse of intensity but City were never going to win at Anfield. Big statement from Ortega to keep the score low.

The youth core of Lille are one of the most exciting teams to watch in Ligue 1 alongside Monaco

Ayyoub Bouaddi, Lucas Chavalier and especially Bafode Diakité were impressive today against Montpellier despite the draw.

Pace, Power & Chaos the very kryptonite of the current City squad is what Liverpool embodies. Anfield has always been a tough ground even with a fully fit squad.

Limiting Salah, Gravenberch and Nunez to fewer chances is where the battle can be won if City are to get any result.

Matheus Cunha (25) has an exciting profile for a #9 and those are going extinct as the day passes

athletic & pacy, effective in the channels, shifty dribbler, playmaker & ball carrier and a self-sustaining goalscorer

a very very effective One-Man Army.

Matheus Nunes has surprised me in a positive way, he's honestly the closest City get to an unpolished style-esque Kevin De Bruyne.

He should be a first choice in Pep's midfield reconstruction. Flawed but the energy, intensity & creativity he brings to the team is unmatched rn

It should be pretty clear by now to everyone that whatever tactics City come up with, the personnel to execute it is pretty sub-par; our struggles will continue until we can raise our current floor of [players] / that means a fully fit squad + a no of specific additions as well

Kevin De Bruyne's brief but influential cameo shows why City need to recruit an additional high quality volume creator. The best options available are Florian Wirtz & Alejandro Baena

Moving away from a single pivot to a double pivot should be Guardiola's next line of action; Kovacic & Gundögan have their limitations in both physicality and recovery pace. Spurs(A) is ideal to test the waters

City must always deal with quick counters with 2 or 3 players available in midfield.