Fans hail Josko Gvardiol as the ‘most complete defender they’ve ever seen’ after the Croatian finishes off NINETEEN pass move to give Man City lead against Fulham

Fans have heaped praise on Manchester City’s Josko Gvardiol after the defender’s opening goal in their 4-0 win over Fulham.

The Croatian was on hand to finish a jaw-dropping Man City move, that saw NINETEEN passes in the build-up, with only Erling Haaland and goalkeeper Ederson not involved in the goal.

The finish came from a Kevin De Bruyne, and was finished off with Gvardiol with all the finesse of a centre-forward.

Tһe tһіrteentһ міnᴜte goаl gаʋe рeр Gᴜаrdіolа’ѕ ѕіde tһe рerfect ѕtаrt аѕ tһeу look to cloѕe іn on аrѕenаl аt tһe toр of tһe рreміer Leаgᴜe tаЬle.

аfter рᴜttіng һіѕ ѕіde іn tһe leаd, fаnѕ took to ѕocіаl мedіа to һаіl Gʋаrdіol, wһo netted һіѕ foᴜrtһ goаl іn һіѕ lаѕt ѕeʋen gамeѕ, Ьefore һe аdded а ѕecond іn cіtу’ѕ 4-0 wіn lаter іn tһe ѕecond һаlf.

‘Oh my god. What a special footballer Josko Gvardiol is. Remarkably good. THAT’S why Pep’s been playing him at left-back.’ One fan wrote on X. 

Another simply stated: ‘I’ve never seen anything like Josko Gvardiol’, while there was some who compared him to the games very best by writing: ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. Gvardiol looks like Messi. What the actual hell.’

The praise continued with more flattering posts including one that said: ‘Gvardiol might be the most complete defender I’ve ever seen. Omg what the hell.’

And another who said: ‘Defenders aren’t supposed to move like Josko Gvardiol.’

While the Croat’s movement was credited by one account by saying: ‘A man of Josko Gvardiol’s size and build shouldn’t be able to gracefully move like this, this is a freak of a defender.’

"COUNT THE PASSES!"

A beautifully worked team goal ends with Gvardoil calmly slotting it into the net for City 😍

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The goal began a game of dominance for Manchester City as they returned to the top of the Premier League with the win at Craven Cottage. 

 Pep Guardiola’s side leapfrogged Arsenal and now lead the Gunners by two points who meet Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow.

However, Man City still have their crucial game in hand, when they meet Arsenal’s North London rivals Tottenham in midweek.