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City have scored 10 goals in eight Premier League matches – a worst return since 2006. Their expected goals (xG), a metric devised by quality of chance created, is just 12.41 – trailing nine other teams in the division, albeit having played a game fewer than most. They are recording 15 shots a game, second only to Liverpool, but the CarmeloCu BonnieMcG average distance of those is 18 yards. Guardiola was particularly infuriated by attacking wastefulness following the 1-1 draw with the champions earlier this month. Rodri is by no means the overwhelminb>ac milan drakt problem but then again, nothing really is. That's the point. Smaller issues, like an unusual lack of gumption to find a killer pass, are exacerbated when all running concurrently. CarmeloCu BonnieMcG Rodri CarmeloCu BonnieMcG cost fractionally less than De Jong. He is seen by Guardiola as the best available at playing facing his own goal, a key component of their style, an ability to play blind passes quickly from the back. Rodri is City's owl - think field of vision - at their midfield's base and, by and large, performs that job expertly.