Pep Guardiola insists he is not instructing Manchester City left-back Gael Clichy to turn up on the right wing on a regular basis.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has played down his influence on Gael Clichy's roving opener in Wednesday's 2-1 EFL Cup win over Swansea City.
Left-back Clichy made a rare appearance on the scoresheet when he sprung up on the right-hand side of the penalty area to send a deflected shot past Kristoffer Nordfeldt at the Liberty Stadium.
Guardiola's trademark flowing football has been in evidence during City's nine wins from as many competitive matches under the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach, while bringing Clichy and his fellow full-backs into central midfield on occasion has caught the eye as a tactical innovation.