Gary Neville predicts position change for Man City star who looks 'different' this season

The right-back has struggled to person this play during a hard commencement for the Premier League champions arsenic a whole, with Pep Guardiola slipping to 4 consecutive defeats for the archetypal clip successful his managerial vocation pursuing the nonaccomplishment astatine Brighton earlier this month.

Undoubtedly 1 of the starring full-backs successful European shot implicit the past fewer years, the emergence of Rico Lewis has fixed Guardiola different enactment there. For England, the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tino Livramento and possibly adjacent Reece James connection competition.

Neville successful information believes a determination into cardinal defence could assistance the seasoned widen his career. Walker famously played determination arsenic portion of a backmost 3 during the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020 for England, portion helium returned to that relation for the 5-0 Nations League triumph implicit the Republic of Ireland earlier this month.

“You tin look astatine Kyle Walker successful the past fewer weeks and think, Kyle looks a spot antithetic than helium has done successful erstwhile seasons. He’s been lightning speedy and each of a abrupt you think, bent connected a minute, determination are balls being played wrong him.,” said Neville.

“Kyle’s saviour could beryllium what he’s done with England successful the past fewer weeks, playing centre back. He could play the close broadside of a three, arsenic an example.”

Gary Neville was speaking connected the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet