By Adam Crafton for the Daily Mail For all Manchester City’s attacking flair last season, there were times when the cavalier approach bordered on the naive and a certain fragility was apparent. We need only think back to the last time Manuel Pellegrini side’s faced Monday night's opponents on that emotional afternoon in April. Liverpool won 3-2 because City were too open and were torn to pieces in a scorching first half. Ultimately, it did not matter. As Liverpool stumbled in the title race, City pulled away. It was, however, an instructive afternoon for Pellegrini, who will also be concerned that City last season lost home and away to Chelsea and failed to win at Arsenal.
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New man Fernando will be hope to add muscularity to Man City's midfield
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Manuel Pellegrini's side caught out at times last season in centre of the park
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Fernando will be competing with fellow Brazilian Fernandinho for a role
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Both will hope to complement the attacking talents of Yaya Toure
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