Manuel Akanji revealed the players he got inspired for his hybrid role at City and impacted

Manchester City’s midfielder Manuel Akanji surprised the media and the fans in the last few hours with a shocking revelation about his new role under Pep Guardiola’s management as he has played in an hybrid role combining the defensive line with the midfield, where he would have improved significantly during the last few games.

In this sense, the Swiss player, who was placed at the team’s midfield by his coach after John Stones’ absence in the team, played alongside the Spanish midfielder Rodri in the last few games of the Citizen, having performed really well in the position as he would have played there before regularly.

However, Akanji himself did not hesitate on revealing the reasons for his improvement, confessing the players from where he gets his inspiration to develop the necessary qualities to work really well in an hybrid role, and he would have impacted the fans due to his shocking revelation.

Akanji himself admitted to watch videos from an English player

In this respect, the Swiss player admitted that he regularly watches his teammate John Stones and his evolution in the role, as the English international had a similar development from the defense to the midfield during the first years of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. For this reason, Akanji would be watching videos of his teammate to learn the main characteristics and abilities to follow to perform better in the position.