Pep's latest tactical wrinkle

Rico Lewis could further evolve Pep's Guardiola use of fullbacks

It’s no secret Pep Guardiola likes to have his fullbacks tuck into midfield at critical junctures. We saw it with Philipp Lahm at Bayern and have seen it regularly at Manchester City most regularly with João Cancelo.

But what I do not recall in a match thus far under Guardiola is a permanently inverted fullback for Manchester City, that doesn’t return i…