Manuel Akanji excelled in defence as Manchester City defeated Chelsea 4-0 on Sunday to advance to the FA Cup fourth round.
City gave him a start in the cup after his rewarding performance against Chelsea.
Akanji partnered with Aymeric Laporte at centre back and helped the team retain a clean sheet while stifling Chelsea’s offence. Over the course of the game’s 90 minutes, the Blues mustered just one shot on target from three total attempts. The Blues looked poor against the Pep Guardiola coached side Manchester City.
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Akanji, Manchester City, and Chelsea
No player who started the game completed a higher percentage of passes than Akanji (96.3%), only Aymeric Laporte (4) made more tackles (3), no player made more clearances (2), no player blocked more shots (1), and only Laporte made more passes (108) than the 27-year-old (82).
Akanji was supposed to be the fifth choice when he arrived in Manchester. City paid £15.75 million to Borussia Dortmund for his services. This season, the Swiss international has made 17 appearances across all competitions, recording 12 victories and six shutouts.
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