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'Today was my opportunity' - Fernandinho settling in at centre-back amid Man City injury crisis

Fernandinho says that he is becoming more and more comfortable as a centre-back after getting the opportunity to start in defence for Manchester City against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Man City made short work of the Ukranian side, earning a comfortable 3-0 victory behind goals from Riyad Mahrez, Ilkay Gundogan and Gabriel Jesus.

The Brazilian, making only his second appearance of the season, started in the centre of defence for the Premier League champions, joining Nicholas Otamendi on the backline.

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Man City are currently facing quite a crisis along the backline, with Aymeric Laporte set to miss up to six months with a knee injury.