Marc Guéhi

Guehi's defending is built on angles and timing rather than physical dominance, getting his body low and controlled to block a shot or cross without conceding a rebound or a corner. In the air he competes well against taller strikers by attacking the ball early and interrupting their run up rather than simply trying to jump higher. He also carries a passing range that lets him switch play across the pitch, increasingly what a modern centre back is asked to do.

The question at a club playing as high a line as City is whether his timing still works when the margin for error shrinks. A block arriving half a step late becomes a penalty rather than a clearance. Watch how he adapts his positioning next to teammates used to defending far more space than he had to previously.