Manchester City star Fernandinho has proved himself to be “the ultimate defensive midfielder in this era”, claims former Blues captain Richard Dunne, with the versatile Brazilian considered to sit above the likes of N’Golo Kante and Casemiro.
The hard-working Fernandinho was taken to the Etihad Stadium back in 2013 when he was snapped up from Shakhtar Donetsk and asked to provide cover for City in front of their back four.
He has starred in that role, collecting three Premier League titles and five League Cups along the way, with 320 appearances for the Blues taken in across seven productive years.