Q&A: Is it imperative City address their right-back problem?

You have been sending in your questions for our Manchester City reporter Shamoon Hafez, and he is answering a selection through Wednesday.

In this second of a three-part Q&A, he looks at Pep Guardiola's team selection and the areas City still need to strengthen before the start of the new Premier League season.

Mark asked: Why does Guardiola not learn from previous mistakes by not playing a proper defensive midfielder when he has got best in world and bought another one?

Shamoon: I do think Guardiola got his team selection wrong against Al-Hilal, then made the wrong changes - and then waited too long to bring Phil Foden on.

Guardiola said he was "surprised" by Al-Hilal's low block as he thought they would press and they were continuously getting done on the counter, so it may have been worthwhile switching to a back three and shoring it up in the middle of the park with Tijjani Reijnders plus another.

Foden was introduced in the 100th minute, which was far too late having scored, and he should also have taken one of Jeremy Doku or Savinho off – both are extremely talented players but can be so frustrating to watch.

The big concern is a potential injury to Rodri, introduced as a second-half substitute before getting taken off. Guardiola said he was "complaining about his situation" but he will be hoping it is nothing major.

Michael asked: Isn't it imperative City address the right-back problem?

Shamoon asked: In short, yes, it is absolutely imperative to get this sorted before 16 August.

Matheus Nunes is not a right-back and we saw that against Al-Hilal on Monday night. The Portuguese has been shoehorned in as a square peg in a round hole and though he performed well in the group stages, the Saudi side were a step up in class and it was evident the club need to act in that position.

Sources had said before the start of the tournament the right-back position may be one to keep an eye on during the transfer window. Well, we've got both eyes firmly fixed on that situation now to see how they go about sorting it.

Newcastle's Tino Livramento has been linked, but it remains to be seen whether a deal can be done as Eddie Howe is unlikely to sanction his exit unless a tempting offer is made.

Come back to this page later on Wednesday for the final part of the Q&A, which looks at City's tactics and how they might evolve