Pep Guardiola has praised Nico’s work out of possession during City’s Carabao Cup win over Swansea City.
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We came from behind to beat the Championship side side thanks to goals from Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki.
However, asked about his holding midfielder in his post-match press conference, Guardiola highlighted how the Spaniard helped the attacking talent give their best performances.
“Defensively he helped us a lot,” said the boss on Nico.
“We have an incredible amount of players offensively that don’t have the mentality to defend.
“Not because they don’t want to run, to defend means when I’m close to the opponent and take the ball, we are not top in that and Nico help us in that.
“But especially the ball moves much better in the right positions, much clever where the space is free.
“He’s so young, a lovely guy, so I’m very pleased because these type of football players they are incredibly coachable, they deserve the best.”
Watch the full press conference at the top of the page...