Manchester City: 5 players who will benefit from Premier League restart

#2 Phil Foden

With the imminent exit of David Silva at the end of this season, Guardiola has suggested he has a direct replacement in Phil Foden. Foden is regarded as the most promising youngster to break through from the academy into the first-team squad.

Foden plays as a central midfielder. He can also function as number 10 or play on the right-wing because of his stronger left foot. He is dynamic and versatile preferring to provide the link between midfield and attack by receiving deep and carrying the play forward before playing a through ball or feeding the wide areas. He has a clean dribbling style with excellent close control and has a hawk vision to allow him to make a pass to rushing forwards.

His slight frame means he has a low center of gravity, making it easy for him to get through opposition lines. Foden recently starred during the Carabao Cup final win against Aston Villa and was rewarded with a starting berth in the Manchester derby.

#1 Leroy Sane

Leroy Sane, a German international, has been very productive for Manchester City since making a 46.5 million euro transfer from Schalke in 2016. Between the start of the 2016 season through the end of the 2018 season, Sane has appeared in 134 total games and contributed 39 goals, and 45 assists, averaging 2.34 points per game for the Sky Blues.

Sane has been a long-term candidate for Bayern Munich and would have moved last season if he had not sustained a long term injury in the Community Shield game against Liverpool. With a year left on his contract, Manchester City would like to cash-in before next season starts.

City fans will soon be treated to the prospect of Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane playing at the same time. Both players have been missing out due to injuries over the last two seasons and have been named in the lineup together only nine times.

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