sports witness I’ve regularly covered how Manchester City loanee Manuel Akanji is performing at Inter Milan.
The Swiss defender has largely been one of the team’s better players, establishing himself as a regular under Cristian Chivu.
This has convinced the Italian media that Inter will hire him permanently. Even if they do not automatically trigger the clause, the Nerazzurri will attempt to keep him beyond this season.
However, things took a turn for the worse for the Manchester City player on Tuesday.
He was responsible for Bodø/Glimt’s first goal in the Champions League play-off second leg. This gave the Norwegian team a huge advantage, playing a role in their 5–2 victory on aggregate.
Despite how impressive he has generally been, Akanji has now attracted criticism.
What is the reaction to Akanji?
Inter Milan’s shock exit from the UEFA competition is being discussed throughout the Italian media. Often in these situations, pointing the finger at someone helps.
Right now, he is Manuel Akanji.
corriere dello sport Just give it a rating of 4/10. He has been described as the ‘worst’ player during the match, despite this mistake coming after he suffered a head injury.
gazzetta dello sport Do the same, give it a 4.5/10 rating.
It’s all a bit unfortunate because the Manchester City player was largely reliable beyond error. He made many improvements and if anything, the entire Inter team struggled to deal with the opposition’s counter-attacks.
mistake proves costly
tutomercatoweb Looking at this incident in detail, it all appears ironic.
This is because Akanji initially joined Inter because he would play Champions League football. He went to the extent of dismissing rivals AC Milan but it was his mistake which led to Inter being eliminated from the Champions League.
He also agrees with Pep Guardiola’s decision to sideline the defender. The Spaniard is admired for his vision, even if the Swiss has largely been influential.
The outlet is certain that his purchase from Manchester City is not in doubt. His mistake was certainly avoidable and would have given Bodo/Glimt a historic win, but he will be signed permanently.
The Manchester City manager was at the match, and it was said that Akanji made a fool of himself ‘right in front of Guardiola’.
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