A glaring hole in the Man City midfield is clear to see.

Man City followed their 2-1 defeat against Newcastle United with a flat 2-nil loss to Bayer Leverkusen at the Etihad on Tuesday night. The lineup that Pep Guardiola selected against Leverkusen did contribute to Man City’s defeat against Leverkusen. As did Leverkusen’s performance. But looking at Man City’s past two matches, there is a glaring issue with the City midfield that does jump out at you. There is a lack of legs and physicality in City’s engine room, and Newcastle and Bayer Leverkusen have exploited it to devastating effect.

If the Man City press falls apart, then City’s midfield is exposed.

Newcastle and Bayer Leverkusen had success playing out from the back against Man City’s…