This time a year ago Rico Lewis hadn't had a sniff of the Manchester City first team. He had hardly even played for the Under-21s given his tender years and was instead captaining the Under-18s to league title glory.
Now he is the breakout star of the season. He's dazzled while playing an incredibly difficult position given to him by Pep Guardiola with remarkable assuredness and intelligence.
So much so that his spell in the team following the World Cup left City confident enough to allow Joao Cancelo to leave for Bayern Munich on loan.
The 'inverted full-back' position is challenging as it tasks the player to not only complete their defensive full-back duties but also, when the team is in possession, to come into the midfield to offer more passing options and maintain control of matches.
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