Fernandinho's new rolepublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 21 September 2019
Man City v Watford (15:00 BST)
Steve Bower
Match of the Day commentator
Manchester City gave a strong and comfortable response in the Champions League during the week to last weekend's events at Carrow Road, and will be desperate to follow that up domestically.
Fernandinho, for so long regarded by some as the key man for the champions in midfield, is suddenly being wrapped in the proverbial cotton wool as a central defender.
The fact that City have scored 25 goals in their last six games alone against Watford will add to the hope that he and his colleagues won't be tested too often. As will Watford's run of 17 league games without a clean sheet.
Quique Sanchez Flores enjoyed his return to the Hornets hotseat in the end against Arsenal, but he knows a surprise against a team who've won 20 of their last 22 home games is a far sterner challenge.