straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has suggested he will have to come up with another unorthodox attacking plan at Manchester United.
Manchester City have played with a false centre-forward on a number of occasions during the coach's time at the club, and enjoyed great success in last year's Carabao Cup semi-final at Old Trafford where a 3-1 defeat flattered the hosts.
The absence of Ferran Torres and Gabriel Jesus at Stamford Bridge on Sunday saw Kevin De Bruyne the nominal figurehead in what was a fluid attack, with Guardiola's depleted side turning in their best performance of the season to win 3-1 with goals from De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan.
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