I think that's difficult in a pedestrian midfield. You need team mates to play off. Silva is way off. Gundogan is slow. Mahrez passes the buck. It's not down to one player. It's a fall across the park for a variety of reasons.It’s not only Laporte but Bernie’s form is a big miss this season . He was the difference maker last season. Need him now to show his class ASAP
I think we can expect to recover significantly when Zinchenko, Laporte and Sane return. Add Foden into the meix and that's most of the problems solved. The problem is that Silva's the captain and been a major part of our side for so long, whilst the other players will come back over the course of months. FOden would be an instant pick-up imo. Would help KDB, and Bernardo. I'd also drop Gundogan and play Rodri in there. Rodri is a specialised defensive midfield. That's what we bought him to do. Play him there.