‘Was he asleep last season?’ – Man City fans react as Former Liverpool player make claim on the club’s pursuit of Marc Cucurella

Former Liverpool player Danny Murphy does not understand the logic behind Manchester City’s pursuit of Marc Cucurella.

The Spaniard has been linked with a move to the Etihad since the summer transfer window began, but Pep Guardiola’s side are yet to make an official bid.

Murphy made an appearance on the talkSPORT YouTube channel where he was asked about his thoughts on Manchester City looking to add Cucurella to their ranks.

The former Liverpool midfielder believes the Premier League champions will do just fine without the versatile Spanish defender and they do not have a pressing need to add reinforcements to the left-back position.

He said on talkSPORT: “Why would they [want Cucurella]? I am not saying it is nonsense but you have got [Joao] Cancelo playing at left-back, I know [Kyle] Walker is a bit older and he [Cancelo] will move to right-back at some point.

“But you have also got [Oleksandr] Zinchenko, who came into the side and he is a terrific player as well. I am not sure [Marc] Cucurella is better than Zinchenko. It just seems a strange one. It doesn’t seem like they have the need for a left-back at the moment.”

These Danny Murphy’s comments were shared on Twitter and it attracted plenty of attention from Man City supporters.

“These people just love to hear themselves talk. We haven’t had an actual left-back for years.”
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“Limited minds.”
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“We have 3 full backs in total. Two right-footed ones and a left footed midfielder.”
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“Did this guy not watch Man City vs Real Madrid?.”
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“Was he asleep last season? We only just had enough defenders – prob cost us a CL final. We have two right backs and Zinny. We need another left back. Two players for each position. It’s so simple..”
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“With the amount of games Walker missed last season and his advancing age, I imagine Cucurella comes in to start at LB, and Cancelo goes back to his natural position at RB. Makes perfect sense to me..”
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“Think Zinchenko is the weakest player in the team if he plays. Cucurella would be an upgrade.”
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