If he'd continued like the previous two seasons, (or both games v Liverpool, ironically) this would never have happened, but the turnaround is such that he has become our only real reliable cb in this current period.
Hopefully Stones will soon shape up again,& he gave Otta the willys v Liverpool, but irrespective, we will really be relying on Otamendi as the leader from the two, in order to make sure we finish the season off properly, & he will probably come up with the goods to do that, which I never would have trused in previous seasons.
I really admire players like him & Sterling, who get their shit together & move up a level, it's so easy to go the other way.
Fair play to him, he has really deserved this.