Ruben Dias made an impressive debut for Manchester City on Saturday evening in their match against Leeds United – a game that ultimately ended in a frustrating 1-1 draw for the travelling side
Dias make his City debut at Elland Road – just days after completing his £65million move from Benfica.
He partner Aymeric Laporte at the heart of the defence – and is one of three changes from the side that beat Burnley 3-0 in the Carabao Cup fourth round in midweek.
It has to be said, his new partner in crime may be exactly that. Dias is the perfect compromise on a typical Guardiola defender. Strong and aggressive in the tackle, while confident and authoritative on the ball. He can do the ugly stuff equally as effectively as the beautiful side of the game.
Dias was on hand, and was impeccable, too. He blocked a couple of really dangerous attacks from the left flank, cutting out Helder Costa’s wicked deliveries with ease. All in all, it was a solid, promising display.
Dias looked steady at the back and could have even scored a debut goal as he was a constant target in the air from attacking set-pieces.
The City new man has said he and his new City teammates are ‘not happy’ with dropping points at Leeds, explaining just how much they wanted to win the game.
He told City’s official website : “Very happy for my debut – but obviously not happy at all with result we wanted to win this match so badly. But we have to keep improving and working on that victorious mentality. First game and I am really happy with my debut.”
“Obviously, it’s just one match but the intensity, the quality of the pitch – it’s the top league. That is what I was looking for. It has all happened so fast, it’s not easy but I’m trying to settle as fast as I can and obviously today to play this game was a really good step and I hope I can help the team.”
The defender assured the fans that the entire team would train with a new mentality when they come back from the international break later this month.
“It’s never good for the group for the club to have these breakdowns but as soon as we get back we’ll start working with the right mentality so we can win,” he said.
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City fans have been reacting to Dias Performance – here’s what some of them had to say on Twitter…
Solid 🔥
— Max 🥶 (@BelgianKing17) October 3, 2020
Looks very promising. Made smart and safe defensive plays constantly under pressure, some nice passes as well
— The Dakota Report (@dakotatalks11) October 4, 2020
The best part about today’s game. Imo, we’ve found our replacement for Kompany and I couldn’t be happier
— rishibasu (@rbasu01) October 3, 2020
I see streaks of Vinny in him
— Christina🦈 (@mcfchristina) October 3, 2020
He’s a rare one. Actually linked well on his first appearance. Gives a player like Werner no excuse
— Tricky_MCFC (@Tricky_MCFC) October 3, 2020
He’s literally the only hope I have for this season. That he can single-handedly turn this team around with his leadership and motivate the troops, because Pep clearly won’t.
— KDBallon d’Or (@LostAbove) October 3, 2020
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