Haaland a misfit at Etihad?

On CBS Sports, during their coverage of the Champions League, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards discussed Haaland while analysing the striker's movement and the squad around him.
However, when considering Manchester City and their imposing figure up front, there is something that every analyst has overlooked. According to Carragher and Henry, Haaland is reportedly shifting to the back post with his runs. However, this is standard City movement, as any long-term fan with Man City tickets would easily recognise.
Think back to the 2017–18 years. The Citiyzens are destroying everything in their path because Pep Guardiola continues to assemble this City lineup with Sergio Aguero or Gabriel Jesus up front, Leroy Sané on one flank, and Raheem Sterling on the other.
But first, a tactical context. As per David Ornstein of The Athletic, Pep's full-backs provided breadth while Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry scored goals cutting in from either flank for Barcelona, whereas, at Bayern Munich, the full-backs cut inside. At the same time, the wingers stayed on the touchline. Since then, with Sané and Sterling at City being major goal threats for a period and cuts serving as a critical source of chance-creating, this has remained the model that has entertained those with Man City tickets.
Although Pep has resisted the recent trend of positioning wide players on the side opposite to the foot they prefer, it has been that way for a long. As a natural winger who has played on the left, Phil Foden has swooped in to set up cutbacks for teammates and latch onto them himself before now.
Jack Grealish is being utilised as a right-footed left winger, starting on the touchline but being given more responsibility for cutting inside to provide than for sprinting to the byline.
It has always been common for Guardiola to play a right-footer at left-back, such as Rico Lewis or Joao Cancelo, with Foden on the left wing or Bernardo Silva on the left of the midfield three, providing width. However, these days, Nathan Aké, on the left of the back four, is typically the most expansive player on that side of the field.
Aké isn't particularly daring in his desire to overlap, but Grealish and Mahrez both have a tendency to drift inside to create. Walker is not generally pressing either. Manchester City aren't producing the numbers they used to due to the recent departure of Jesus and Zinchenko. Foden was a revelation on the right wing for City's numerous false nines in recent seasons.
They also have a striker that can make them. After all, Haaland is searching for the back post run, as the CBS experts pointed out. Guardiola may be working to change that, though.
Walker showed a more apparent desire to advance in the second half against Leipzig, something he does less and less of these days. In the match against Arsenal, Bernardo Silva was switched to left back, maybe to provide width as Grealish drifted inside. Can Kevin De Bruyne switch back to the right wing? Might Foden enter from the left side again? Grealish might even be asked to stay broader.
Haaland, at worst, is on a two-game non-scoring streak. Given how good he is at the far-post run, he only appears to be able to go for a short time without service.
Bellingham to City?
In exciting news for those with Man City tickets, The Athletic provided a comprehensive update on Manchester City's pursuit of Jude Bellingham, midfielder for Borussia Dortmund.
With his breakthrough in the Birmingham City system in 2019, the Bundesliga giants' star in the middle of the field has drawn significant interest from the top players in Europe.
Jude Bellingham made the brave choice to move to Europe, where Borussia Dortmund is actively promoting young players to the next level in the senior game, despite the fact that there was a lot of interest from England.
Bellingham, who is only 19 years old, has now established himself as a staple in the Dortmund midfield and was a crucial member of Gareth Southgate's England team during the recent winter FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Further information has arisen regarding potential involvement from the defending Premier League champions, ahead of what is anticipated to be a significant summer for Bellingham and his next moves in the professional game, and amid attention from the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool.
The Athletic has just reported that those with Man City tickets are 'definitely interested' in signing England international Jude Bellingham ahead of the forthcoming summer transfer window. Still, they are not thought to be the 'favourites' for the player.
Some in the industry believe the former Birmingham City midfielder currently 'prefers' Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium because he would be 'a better match stylistically' for Jurgen Klopp's club, according to The Athletic, in an exciting point on the potential rivalry to City interest.
Despite this, Manchester City may have more than enough space in their midfield this summer, especially in light of the continued uncertainty surrounding two of their present centre-field choices.
As the Portugal international considers relocating closer to his native country, Bernardo Silva has continued to claim that he would be happier in his personal life if he were to leave the northwest of England.
Last summer, FC Barcelona pursued the services of the former AS Monaco player. Eventually, they could not meet the asking price established by Etihad Stadium management, which is thought to be in the neighbourhood of £90 million.
With each passing week, Ilkay Gundogan's likelihood of leaving the team increases as the German international gets closer to the season's finish, when his current contract with Manchester City expires.
Gundogan may want more stability from what may be the final significant deal of his top-tier professional career. Still, City are reportedly willing to give the German midfielder a contract for a further 12-month period.
Liverpool vs Manchester City; the duel for Gvardiol
According to reports, Liverpool is interested in making a record deal to acquire Manchester City target Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig.
Fabrizio Romano claims that Liverpool is considering a high-profile transfer for RB Leipzig centre-back Josko Gvardiol at the end of the current campaign. Manchester City is also interested in the Croatian defender, who is 20 years old.
This season, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez have both been utterly disappointing. So, Jürgen Klopp must sign a top-notch defender at the end of the campaign. Moreover, Gvardiol has been linked to a transfer to Premier League powerhouse Manchester City. And it's still unclear whether Liverpool will be able to recruit him before Premier League rival Manchester City.
Chelsea was mentioned in connection with Gvardiol during the summer transfer window. Yet, RB Leipzig at the time resisted selling him. It will be intriguing to see if the German team is willing to sell the player when the season ends.
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