FUL THROTTLE

Pep's hunters keep their pursuit at top

- BY ANDY DUNN

FOR a good 20 minutes, nothing much went right for Antoine Semenyo.

He was involved in some promising moves, but, unfortunately, his participation generally meant those moves came to an unproductive end.

Semenyo is that type of player, though. For lengthy spells, he can look out of sorts. He can look out of rhythm with his teammates.

But this is a player Pep Guardiola needed - a player to share the attacking strain with main man Erling Haaland.

A player who can sense areas of vulnerability, a player who is skilful without being overelaborate, a player always alert to the defensive misstep, a pain for fullbacks and centre-backs alike.

He can play wide, he can play central, but, above all, he is a bona fide striker.