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Nathan Ake had a one-word message to send to Rico Lewis after his brilliant performance for Manchester City against Crystal Palace. As City beat Palace 4-2 on Saturday, Lewis’ impressive display perhaps prompted the question of why he has started as less as seven games in the Premier League this season. Especially considering John Stones has missed a bulk of the ongoing campaign and according to Pep Guardiola, he was given a blueprint of how to play in an inverted role by the 19-year-old last season. With that in mind, surely Lewis should have started a lot more games in the league with Stones…

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