27 | Matheus Nunes - 2025/26

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

Mint. Been one of our most consistent players since the start of last season and deserves his flowers.

Not according to the know nowts on the match day thread

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

An excellent option against teams that are going to sit back. Khusanov at RB today would’ve been like playing a man short when we were attacking

 

[BLOOMUEN]

Keep it up, please, Matheus.

 

[stan bowles]

Scored the most important goal in the match. Nice assist for the third too. Important contribution today.

 

[PragueBlue]

He will make a very decent RB. Pace, height, decent passing and reads the game well. Will he make a few mistakes? Yes, like most of our other defenders.

Well done today!

 

[waspish]

Left wing right wing pretty good our half brain fart in waiting

 

[ninjamonkey]

Banging again. Said last week he improved us when he replaced khusanov and he's followed it up with a class performance going both ways. Solid defensively and got himself a goal and an assist. Cant ask for anything more than that. Position should be his to lose now.

 

[117 M34]

An excellent option against teams that are going to sit back. Khusanov at RB today would’ve been like playing a man short when we were attacking

It's good that we have different options depending on what sort of team we are playing and even for a plan B depending on the result.

 

[bluesmith]

A proper utility player, will do a decent job in a number of positions and has dug in and improved to be a City player, playing outside his comfort zone, amazes me the stick he get at times.

 

[come-on-barney]

Thought he played well today, and the assist at an important time of the game.

 

[Akira]

Always a threat bombing forward. Good game.

 

[Dax777]

Best game in a city shirt today

Not even close. He has had many far better games.

 

[samuelyeboah]

He's the only player in the squad that needs to have an 8.0 to get any praise. If he has a 6.5, he might as well have done an Esteve according to our fans. The standards for him are ridiculously overblown.

 

[Dax777]

We will eventually have our best team when Khusanov wins the RCB job and Nunes starts at RB.

It is so fucking obvious with the speed of Nunes, Khusa, and to a lesser degree Gvardiol and NOR, we can play a pressing high line with zero fear.

I'm just waiting till Pep to finally catches on. Been saying this since the summer....

 

[Dax777]

He's the only player in the squad that needs to have an 8.0 to get any praise. If he has a 6.5, he might as well have done an Esteve according to our fans. The standards for him are ridiculously overblown.

Unfortunate for Esteve today, strangely, i thought he was by far their best defender.

 

[King Jay]

We will eventually have our best team when Khusanov wins the RCB job and Nunes starts at RB.

It is so fucking obvious with the speed of Nunes, Khusa, and to a lesser degree Gvardiol and NOR, we can play a pressing high line with zero fear.

I'm just waiting till Pep to finally catches on. Been saying this since the summer....

I think pep will be concerned about the ball playing skills of these 4. Dias is no really better with the ball than Khusanov but you can still tell that Khusanov is very afraid to do something wrong thanks to the Chelsea game. You can tell by his body language. If he gets it right he will easily bench Dias ( if pep accepts it)

 

[leo_city]

You can tell he plays like a box crashing midfielder out wide. Big improvement. I reckon it’s fair to say the club and Pep saw enough development from him last season to see out another 6 months before going to the market for a right back.

one thing I’ve noted, he’s reading situations well in transition. Will still give the ball away or make errors because that’s just defensive awareness not coming to him naturally, but overall his aggression on the right helps.

 

[OB1]

We will eventually have our best team when Khusanov wins the RCB job and Nunes starts at RB.

It is so fucking obvious with the speed of Nunes, Khusa, and to a lesser degree Gvardiol and NOR, we can play a pressing high line with zero fear.

I'm just waiting till Pep to finally catches on. Been saying this since the summer....

Good to know Pep needs to catch up with you.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Developing into an useful player

 

[OB1]

I was impressed with his post match interview on City website. His English is superb. Think he is the first player I have heard use the word nuances.

Amusing that he call Pep "Mister". Another very likeable City player.

I do think he is imrpoving as an RB and, as Pep pointed out in his post match presser, there is so much more offensively he can offer in the role; which we got a taste of yesterday.