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‘I used to have to cover for Dani Alves!’ – Navas found full-back conversion at Man City easy

Jesus Navas says years of covering for Dani Alves at Sevilla made it easy for him to become a full-back for Manchester City.

Having spent his earlier career as a winger, Navas was deployed as an emergency right-back in Pep Guardiola's first season in charge at the Etihad Stadium due to injuries.

Navas returned to Sevilla after the 2016-17 season and has mostly been used in defence for club and country since, including in all four La Liga appearances this season and the 2-1 Euro 2020 qualifying win over Romania on September 5.