Manchester City are currently locked in action with Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano, looking to book their place in the semi finals where they would take on Real Madrid should they make it.
The Citizens headed into the game with a slender 1-0 advantage from the first leg, and have held onto that lead for the first half, while probing against an Atleti side that set up to hit on the break as they did at the Etihad eight days ago.
Pep Guardiola’s side have come closest, with only last ditch efforts preventing them from doubling their aggregate lead. But, with the score at 1-0, Atletico are still very much in the tie.
And now, City fans have taken to social media to explain what needs to change from their perspective in the second half.
Tactical tweak?
And, as per the loyal citizens, it is a tactical tweak that Guardiola must employ at the break, swapping Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva around.
The Blues began the tie with Silva on the left and Foden in the middle of their front three, and it is something that City fans hopes will change imminently.
Bernardo Silva is not effective in that left position
— victor PEP Jnr (@Vecoma) April 13, 2022
Bernardo Silva is totally nullified as a player out on the left wing. City playing with 10 1/2 men at the moment
— Adam Booker (@abooker17) April 13, 2022
Bernie Silva is not a left-winger and Phil Foden is better on the left than he is at false nine.
maybe swap them?
— Muhammad Butt (@muhammadbutt) April 13, 2022
Who thought it was a good idea to play Bernardo Silva at LEFT WING?? I’m about to commit bro
— Aaron (@AarxnMCFC) April 13, 2022
Bernardo has come inside. Foden to the wing
— Man City Tactics (@city_tactics) April 13, 2022
Bernardo and Foden need to change positions
— Lacomps (@lacomps) April 13, 2022
While it happened at times in the first half, it remains to be seen whether Pep agrees with the supporters and makes a change at the break.
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 31 | 52 | 74 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 31 | 57 | 73 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 30 | 41 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 32 | 9 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 31 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 29 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 31 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 32 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 31 | -15th | 36 |
| 15th | Newcastle United | 31 | -20 | 34 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 30 | -19 | 28 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 30 | -19 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 31 | -31 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 31 | -43 | 21 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15th |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Tony, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 11 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 11 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 10 |
| Rafinha | Leeds United | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 9 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Christian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
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|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 7 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michael | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Rece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |