UEFA Champions League 2018-19, Manchester City 2-1 TSG Hoffenheim: Hits and Flops

Modified Dec 13, 2018 11:17 GMT

Sane wheels away to celebrate one of his two goals with his City teammates

#3 Flop: Dennis Geiger

Geiger struggled to influence the game and was unsurprisingly replaced after an hour

Having made his recovery from injury last month, perhaps this one should be taken with a little empathy. But Dennis Geiger is a player with plenty of potential, and he didn't show it here.

The 20-year-old operated alongside Leonardo Bittencourt and Florian Grillitsch as part of a midfield trio, but stood out as their least effective player.

Bittencourt and Grillitsch both completed three tackles; Geiger only one. He also committed two fouls, didn't record another defensive action and was dispossessed twice in 62 minutes. Considering he only completed eight passes, those are difficult numbers to comprehend.

Geiger had a 50% pass accuracy, and only Joshua Brenet (9) had less than his 19 touches of the ball. He was replaced by another returnee in Nadiem Amiri, as coach Julian Nagelsmann didn't get the attacking impetus he needed to try and claw back into the game.

Edited by Musab Abid