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#2 Aymeric Laporte
Aymeric Laporte arrived at the Etihad in January 2018 with a lot of expectations and a hefty fee. This season, the Frenchman has justified all of the above. He has been simply magnificent for Manchester City at the back.
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The French center back is a kind of player who is made to play in the Pep Guardiola philosophy. He never shies away from the ball and is very comfortable on it. His technical ability on the ball matches that of a midfielder. The versatile center back has also been deployed on the left back spot by Guardiola a couple of times this season.
Laporte and John Stones have formed a brilliant partnership at the back for City this season. With City chasing their second consecutive Premier League title, the Frenchman has to be at the top of his game every single match day.
In terms of stats in the Premier League this season, Laporte has won 43, percent of his tackles and 58 percent of his duels.
