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At a club of Manchester City’s stature under the rule of Pep Guardiola, there is not much room for error.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has a string of world-class talent at his disposal, so if anyone in the first team is not up to par, changes can be made.
On Monday night the blue half of Manchester took on Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on a bobbly pitch that still had the markings of the previous day’s NFL action.
Riyad Mahrez struck inside the first six minutes of the encounter and it turned out to be the only goal of the game.
City’s unbeaten run continues and they returned to the summit of the Premier League table, but there was one player who failed to impress.
After recovering from a serious injury that kept him on the sidelines for most of last season, Benjamin Mendy has grabbed hold of the left-back spot.
The 24-year-old has started all seven of the Premier League games that he has been selected for, but there was slight cause for concern on Monday night.
The France international struggled to cope with Erik Lamela at times and failed to carry out his defensive duties with ease.
Even goalkeeper Ederson made more tackles than Mendy over the course of the match.
The Frenchman provided little moving forward, also, and at times let his frustration get the better of him.
His ball retention was poor on occasion as only Raheem Sterling lost possession as many times as Mendy.
The left-back is certainly good enough to be part of Guardiola’s team, but if he repeats this performance, opposing sides could start to target him.