City’s Croatian defender again shows his immense quality with a match winning display against Fulham

Manchester City’s Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol has once again shown his immense quality with a sublime performance in City’s 4-nil win over Fulham today. Gvardiol scored a brace and was his team’s man-of-the-match in their crucial win. Pep Guardiola’s teams win moved them to the top of the Premier League table. The result also heaps pressure on title rivals Arsenal who face Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow.

While Josko Gvardiol’s goals will get the headlines, his overall display against Fulham was superb. He helped steady the champions after they made a quiet start at Craven Cottage. His calmness in possession helped establish City’s dominance after the opening 10 minutes. As per Sofascore, Gvardiol completed 52/60 of his passes as his quality on the ball was a feature throughout City’s win. He was also strong at the back when required in an elite performance at left-back from the Croatian international.

It was Gvardiol’s ability to play through the lines when in possession that gave City the lead. He played a neat one-two with Kevin De Bruyne and then cooly finished past Bernd Leno with his right foot. It was a piece of play that showed all of the immense technical quality in Gvardiol’s game. City’s Croatian defender has become a major weapon going forward for the world champions. That piece of play showed this in spades.

His second goal to effectively seal all three points late in the second half showed the danger posed by Gvardiol at set pieces. He ghosted in at the back post to prod home his second of the day, once again with his right foot. The Croatian international has noe become a threat going forward and is quickly becoming another dangerous weapon in City’s arsenal.