Manchester City centre-back Nathan Ake started in the Netherlands’ 5-2 annihilation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in their UEFA Nations League opener on Saturday. Ake was deployed as a left-back in a backline featuring Denzel Dumfries, Matthijs de Ligt and Virgil van Dijk as well. The City defender ended up on the winning side — thanks to goals from Joshua Zirkzee, Tijani Reijnders, Cody Gakpo, Wout Weghorst and Xavi Simons. So far this season, the £41 million man is yet to start a game for the Sky Blues — potentially due to him missing his side’s pre-season tour of the United States after being h…
