Kyle Walker has been told by Pep Guardiola he is physically one of the best full-backs in the world, but needs to improve his football brain to maintain his form into his thirties. The 27-year-old Manchester City full-back has enjoyed an excellent season since arriving from Tottenham Hotspur in July for a fee that could rise to £52million ($69million) with performance-related bonus clauses. “Right now I’d rate him as one of the best, definitely,” said Guardiola of Walker at Friday’s press conference. But I’d like to help him to solve problems not just through his physicality but also through his thinking. “You can ask the players, these players and the old players if my message on the pitch was to commit fouls.

Source: Punch December 15, 2017 18:23 UTC