Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dropped update on Manual Akanji injury after he was subbed off yesterday

In the FA on Sunday, Manchester City easily defeated Huddersfield Town 5-0, and a new statistic highlights how dominant the home team was.

At the Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s team easily defeated the Championship team to start the year on the right note.

For the first twenty or so minutes, Huddersfield played well and defended with determination. However, City’s superiority was evident as Phil Foden broke the tie.

In the second half, the excellent Englishman added another goal, and Oscar Bobb’s pass was deflected in. Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku also scored.

The game went just as most had predicted; City easily defeated the Terriers, and Stefan Ortega Moreno had to make just a few stops throughout the match.

The Manuel Akanji statistic demonstrates Manchester City’s dominance over Huddersfield

was a day that brought City a lot of benefits. Five goals were scored, a clean sheet was kept, Foden maintained his excellent form at number ten, young players Oscar Bobb and Rico Lewis shone, and both Jeremy Doku and Kevin De Bruyne made significant comebacks from injuries.

The day’s events would have delighted Pep Guardiola.

However, City did suffer a minor setback when Manuel Akanji left the game hurt after just 20 minutes.

The £15 million star Akanji walking off gave statisticians the chance to give a big belter after the game, so City supporters will be hoping it’s nothing too severe.

Despite playing for just 20 minutes on Sunday, Akanji completed more passes (27) than any other Huddersfield player, according to WhoScored.

City in chaos
Even though he only played for 20 minutes, Akanji—who Sam Allardyce called “unbelievable”—finished the game with more completed passes than any other Huddersfield player.

Though it won’t surprise or even impress too many neutrals, it only goes to show how completely dominant City was yesterday.

Even though they were playing a Championship team, City deserves some recognition for the professional work they did. In the FA Cup, anything can happen, so a 5-0 victory is certainly worthy of some recognition.

I hope Akanji’s problem isn’t too serious. Although he has faced criticism at times this season, Pep still views the Switzerland international highly for his versatility in the defence and, of course, for his occasional usage in midfield.