Post-KDB Era: Who Will Be City’s Standout Player in 2025/26?

I'll always have my fingers crossed for Foden. Would love to see him considered as important to us as KDB was.
 
Foden I think.

I've got a feeling he's going to start off well and just progress on even more. He took the mantle when Kev got injured a couple of seasons back and I think he'll thrive now being the 'mature' one of the set after years of being behind Merlin and Kev.
 
Would love it to be Phil or Haaland but I think we will need at least 2 players to stand out this year it's going to be very competitive
 
I’m hoping for a few standout players.

Rodri
Reijnders
Ait-Nori
Foden
Cherki
Haaland
Doku
Gvardiol
Marmoush
Bobb

With solid performances from

Savinho
Trafford
Khusanov
Stones
Dias
 
I think this year will belong to Phil, helped by Cherki, Bobb, Savinho and Doku. Each of them has something special, and a refreshed Phil can rip the gifts that they provide and absolutely smash it.
Moving forwards, I think that Cherki will become a genius, and Bobb is someone I have watched since the academy - he could be a serious player.
 
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I don’t think he’ll be the stand out player. But if he gets a run of games at centre back, I think Manuel Akanji will change the minds of a few people who have been critical of him. He’s a very good centre half and not a right back.
 
TheGhost said:
I don’t think he’ll be the stand out player. But if he gets a run of games at centre back, I think Manuel Akanji will change the minds of a few people who have been critical of him. He’s a very good centre half and not a right back.
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with Dias, Gvardiol, Ake, Stones, Khusanov all knocking about, do you think Akanji is first/second choice at CB (presuming Ait-Nouri and Nunes are both playing)?
 
shemnel said:
with Dias, Gvardiol, Ake, Stones, Khusanov all knocking about, do you think Akanji is first/second choice at CB (presuming Ait-Nouri and Nunes are both playing)?
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Stones and Ake are rarely fit. Which makes Akanji second choice after Dias and Gvardiol. If Gvardiol is rotated with Ait Nouri it might give Akanji an opportunity to play at CB. Or If any one of Dias, Gvardiol or Ait Nouri is injured or needs a rest. I want to see Pep rotating to manage the squad. I think the squad fell apart last season from lack of rotation over the previous two seasons.
 
Haaland, Foden and Rodri have been at the very top previously so it can't be a breakout season for them.

I'm hoping for Cherki, as he's likely to give us the best entertainment if he does the business.
 
Ait Nouri. I think he’s just an incredibly good technical left back. I think he will stand out with his attacking this season. Causing all sorts of problems. Getting assists and goals.

He got 4 goals and 7 assists in a wolves side that struggled at the start of last season. With the attacking talent we have I wouldn’t be surprised to see him hit double digits in assists.
 
TheGhost said:
Stones and Ake are rarely fit. Which makes Akanji second choice after Dias and Gvardiol. If Gvardiol is rotated with Ait Nouri it might give Akanji an opportunity to play at CB. Or If any one of Dias, Gvardiol or Ait Nouri is injured or needs a rest. I want to see Pep rotating to manage the squad. I think the squad fell apart last season from lack of rotation over the previous two seasons.
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we'll have to see. I agree about the full back rotation, it needs to happen, which may see either Akanji playing some time at RB again, or Lewis. My personal feelings are that Akanji began to look ragged at times last season but i dont forget the great service he has given in previous seasons, i hope he refinds that form. can't see him being standout player of 25/26 though :)
 
shemnel said:
we'll have to see. I agree about the full back rotation, it needs to happen, which may see either Akanji playing some time at RB again, or Lewis. My personal feelings are that Akanji began to look ragged at times last season but i dont forget the great service he has given in previous seasons, i hope he refinds that form. can't see him being standout player of 25/26 though :)
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I did say ‘I don’t think he’ll be stand out player of 2025/25’ but I do think he’ll ‘change some of the more critical fans minds’, if he can get a run in the team.

He was superb when joined us, and I think the boo boys have forgotten that. I think he can get back to that level.
 
BlueMoon_Phil said:
Interested to hear people’s thoughts on this.

With De Bruyne now gone (sad face) and other experienced heads sadly no longer the players they once were. The upcoming season looks to be very exciting with some new faces through the door.

Who do you think will be the main man for us this season and why?

My thoughts - Marmoush

He has the work rate, the versatility, and he has already shown flashes of top-class finishing since arriving. His pressing looks on point, and with more minutes and confidence, I believe he could become this season’s POTY. He seems to back himself and has already shown glimpses of what he can produce in big moments. I genuinely think he could become the player we turn to when it matters most.
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If we fed him more he'd be a goal scoring machine.
 
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