The Manchester team has an effectiveness below 70% with Pep on the bench
The last to fail was Riyad Mahrez against Borussia Dortmund
That he Manchester City is one of the strongest teams in Europe is not a secret to anyone. The project of Pep Guardiolacemented since his arrival at the club in 2016, has gelled phenomenally on Mancunian soil, and he only has the Champions League left as a pending matter to conquer, winning the rest of the competitions along the way.
However, there is another ‘debt’ of Pep since he came to the bench Etihad Stadiuma weak point in which he has not been able to work enough: penalties.
Since his arrival in the 2016-17 season, the percentage of success in collections from the white point is 69%, missing 35 of the 80 penalties he has had.
The last of them was in the boots of Mahrez, who failed against Borussia Dortmund during the week in the 0-0 they had in Germany. In fact, the Algerian had already missed another against Copenhagen, being the second designated collector behind Haaland, who was not on the field.
The Norwegian seems to be the solution to that fateful City fact, since he has scored the two he has had with the light blue shirt, andn his career he has scored 29 goals in 31 penalties taken.