By AFPMore by this AuthorBOURNEMOUTHPep Guardiola has challenged Riyad Mahrez to play a key role in Manchester City's quadruple bid as the club's record signing struggles to live up to his £60 million ($79 million, Sh7.9 billion) price tag. The City boss attempted to rotate his squad against West Ham, handing Algeria winger Mahrez just his 11th league start of the season. "Football depends on one second most of the time," explained Guardiola after the West Ham win. "Kevin De Bruyne made three incredible actions early in the game and Riyad was one second later. Mahrez, virtually unplayable for long periods of Leicester's title-winning season in 2016, looks like a player still not completely in sync with his City teammates.

Source: Daily Nation March 01, 2019 04:30 UTC