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Mick Brown
Tue 3 December 2024 13:00, UK
Kyle Walker’s recent form is quickly becoming a problem for Man City and Pep Guardiola during their sudden dip in form.
That is according to former Man United and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected within the game, as he exclusively told Football Insider that the right-back has set alarm bells ringing at the Etihad.
This comes just days after Football Insider revealed that Man City staff have raised concerns about the 34-year-old’s performances so far this season.
Following the 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, in which Walker was at fault for the opening goal, Guardiola’s side have now gone seven games without a win in all competitions.
It is said that the defender, who is usually such a consistent performer for City, has made far too many errors this season but there is a lack of depth behind him.
Rico Lewis is often asked to fill in at right-back, while the centre-backs are capable of playing the role, but the lack of a natural replacement has made it difficult to drop Walker.
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Brown told Football Insider in October that City have already begun assessing the transfer market for potential replacements to bolster their squad at right-back.
Now, the former scout who spent over a decade at Man United during their most successful period and has a wealth of experience in player recruitment at the top level, explained that
“*Walker’s form is starting to become alarming,*” he told Football Insider.
“He’s their captain and their first-choice right-back, but he’s really struggling in there.
“You’ve got the younger players in the team like Rico Lewis, but he’s not a natural right-back.
“The centre-backs can all do a job there, but they’re not going to provide what Walker can do when he’s playing at his best level.
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“They’ve left Gvardiol out of the team because of the mistakes he made – but it’s difficult to do the same with Walker because they don’t have the depth there.
“Something will have to be done about it because his performances have been really worrying.”
In other news, fans hit out at Phil Foden after what he did v Liverpool.
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