Which Premier League heavyweight has the strongest attack?

2) Manchester City with 2.32 xG/90 mins

Manchester City under Pep Guardiola are a well-oiled machine and possibly one of the strongest attacks in all of Europe with their quality and strength in depth.

Their expected goals tally being second in the league is partly explained by their ability to score early and then ease off and comfortably keep possession to see out games. Despite a public and eventually unsuccessful attempt to bring in Harry Kane in the summer, their attack looks well stocked.

Gabriel Jesus, Brazil’s number 9 and a hard-working player has been used as a central striker as well as coming in off the right-wing by Pep this season.

Phil Foden is an immense talent and can play on both flanks as well as the almost 8-and-a-half center-forward role in Pep’s system.

Riyad Mahrez is an absolute treat to watch with his silky dribbling, ball control and talent. His skillset means he’s primarily used on the right-wing only.

Bernardo Silva is another magician with the ball at his feet and plays either in a central midfield role or right-wing in games where Pep prefers his work ethic and technical ability to control the game.

Raheem Sterling is City’s most prolific goalscorer and yet likely not in their first-choice XI, such are the abundance of riches at this City side. He often plays on the right-wing and occasionally can play as a central striker.

Jack Grealish, the 100 million pound summer signing has endured a challenging transition but has most often held down the right-wing spot when he plays.

Kevin De Bruyne has arguably been the best central attacking midfielder in world football over the past few years and is usually entrusted with playing as false-9 in big games while being able to operate as #10 in the rare events that City use a 4-2-3-1 setup.

Thus, it’s clear from the description above that Manchester City often play a fluid attacking system that’s almost always some variation of a 4-3-3. Given the vast number and quality of attackers at their disposal, they can line up in innumerable different ways within that formation and are likely the least hampered when an attacker picks up an injury for this reason.