CM – Fernandinho, Manchester City
Despite the Citizens’ seemingly limitless funds since Sheikh Mansour bought the club, many still thought paying £30m for a 28-year-old defensive midfielder was a rash decision.
Yet Fernandinho has changed the dynamic at the Etihad Stadium by allowing Yaya Toure to venture forward and score a bagful of goals and also protecting what is often a fragile City defence.
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