Daily Star Sunday

Left is right way for Pep

- ■ by STEVE MILLAR

PEP GUARDIOLA has assembled one of the most successful sides in Premier League history – with a heavy leaning towards left-footed players.

And after romping to the title last season, the Spaniard went out and bought another in Riyad Mahrez.

He joins 10 other lefties in Blue: Ederson, Benjamin Mendy, Fabian Delph, Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, David Silva, Phil Foden, Leroy Sane and Brahim Diaz.

And ex-City winger Peter Barnes, an old leftie himself, is delighted with the players following in his footsteps.

He said: “Left-footers are a different breed. I remember growing up watching Brazilian Rivelino. Wow!

“And City are playing even better than they did last season.

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