Manuel Akanji

2022 - 10 - 2

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Manuel Akanji and Nathan Aké step up for Manchester City (The Times)

On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Pep Guardiola walked into the press conference room at the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv with a face like thunder.

Fans can't believe Man City's unsung hero of Man Utd rout joined for ... (Daily Star)

Football fans have raved over Manchester City's unsung hero Manuel Akanji after his convincing performance in their Premier League destruction of Manchester ...

Been talking about him for a while." With other fans noting his small price-tag by adding: "Manuel Akanji for £15million was a steal by Man City." With a second adding: "Manuel Akanji has been the bargain signing of the season so far. A fourth said: "The usual players will get the headlines and rightly so but Manuel Akanji has not put a foot wrong in the City shirt." One fan wrote: "Manuel Akanji is the definition of a bargain." [Manchester City](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-city-fc) hero Manuel Akanji played a key role in their demolition of rivals [Manchester United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-united-fc) - having only cost the club £15million on a five-year deal in the summer.

EXCLUSIVE: City's Manuel Akanji reflects on brilliant Manchester ... (Newstalk)

Nathan Murphy caught up with Manchester City's Manuel Akanji following his side's 6-3 defeat of Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

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Akanji's incredible Man City start continues as Kompany ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manuel Akanji has impressed since Manchester City unexpectedly signed him late in the transfer window.

That will still be the case should he go on to enjoy only half the success that Kompany did. Akanji was not a player City had been monitoring for months and months - as they had with Ruben Dias for example - but at just £15m they could afford to take the gamble. In the same phase of play Akanji's on-the-ball ability shone through as he saw a gap emerge behind United's midfield and he surged into it. One such instance came in the first half of Sunday's 6-3 demolition of Manchester United, when Jack Grealish played a poor crossfield pass that was intercepted in a dangerous area. That forced City to do something out of character; dip into the transfer market at the last minute and sign a player on a bit of a whim. Pep Guardiola was more than happy to go into the new season with the quartet of central defenders that served him so well over the previous two title-winning seasons.

Manuel Akanji shows why Man City signed him with Manchester ... (Ghanasoccernet.com)

Manuel Akanji's bag of post-match food bulged greater than the rest of his Manchester City teammates as he walked out of the stadium on Sunday.

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'Almost flawless' – Journalists hail 'brilliant' Man City defender after ... (Vital Manchester City)

Manchester City enjoyed a 6-3 win over Manchester United on Sunday afternoon and Manuel Akanji was one of many players who impressed.

Ian Whittell of the [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/10/02/manchester-city-vs-manchester-united-player-ratings-erling-haaland/) gave a player rating of 8/10 and said he was ‘brilliant’ defensively. [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11272421/PLAYER-RATINGS-Silva-Man-Citys-beating-heart-midfield-classy-Foden-terrorised-Malacia.html) gave the 27-year-old a player rating of 8.5/10 and said he produced an ‘almost flawless performance’ and is proving to be a ‘stellar signing’. [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/man-city-6-3-man-utd-player-ratings-2-10-22) gave a player rating of 7/10 and hailed his performance as ‘confident’. Akanji failed to block the shot that came through, but he had two players to make. Bruno Fernandes had just one shot on target and failed to create a chance, so he wasn’t as his playmaking best either. The 27-year-old was given the nod alongside Nathan Ake and came away with the plaudits after an assured display.