At the start of the season, left-back seemed like one of the lowest priorities for Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko looked accomplished in the 5-0 opening-day win at West Ham and set to make the position his own after stepping in during Benjamin Mendy’s injury absence of 2018/19.
Angelino was back from an impressive year at PSV Eindhoven after City exercised a buy-back option, and also looked ready to contribute.
And there was Mendy, too, if the Frenchman was able to get a run of games together. But things don’t always go to plan. Zinchenko hasn’t always convinced in the way Pep Guardiola would have hoped, while Angelino - sent on loan to RB Leipzig in January - has made noises hinting at a desire to stay in Germany for more than just