On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Pep Guardiola walked into the press conference room at the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv with a face like thunder.
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 ยฃ15million 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 ยฃ15million on a five-year deal in the summer.
Ruben Dias was dropped to the bench for Nathan Ake as Manchester City beat Man United in an entertaining Premier League derby.
Kalvin Phillips is also out, hoping to recover from shoulder surgery before the World Cup. That meant Dias sat the game out, with Ake another returning from injury and impressing as City ran out comfortable 6-3 winners, going 4-0 and 6-1 ahead in the game. Everyone watched it," he said. With John Stones injured, and Aymeric Laporte only fit enough for the bench, [Guardiola](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) chose a centre-back pairing of Akanji and Ake. "Yeah it was really good. Promoted Stories
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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