Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola said Matheus Nunes “can become a good right-back,” but is “not clever enough” to play in midfield. Nunes has played at right-back in each of City’s last three matches, a position he has played often since Kyle Walker’s departure to AC Milan on loan in January.

We were not in the right spots to hurt them. Always I've been here, United have been an incredible transitional team. They defend team. And with the pace of Garnacho and Dalot, they are a good team. It's a good point.

Pep Guardiola has claimed Matheus Nunes is ‘not clever enough’ to play in his midfield for Manchester City having pushed the £53million signing back into a full-back role. City’s defensive options have been ravaged by injury for much of the season with John Stones,