Associated Press: Versatile, tactically astute and boasting the creativity of a midfield playmaker, Joao Cancelo is a one-of-a-kind defender who is proving to be Manchester’s City unlikely secret weapon this season.
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Seeking to push more players into offensive positions, Guardiola has devised a system that enables the technically gifted Cancelo to drift from full back into a deep-lying midfield role to supplement City attacks.

It was no surprise, therefore, to see Cancelo in the right position to intercept a poor pass out from the back by Gladbach...and then pick out Silva with an inswinging cross to the back post...