As Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic shone in his side’s 2-0 win against Newcastle United, a question instantly emerged. Why has Kovacic just started 10 out of 28 games in the Premier League this season? Partly, injuries have played a factor but even so, the £25 million (BBC Sport) man has not missed significant chunks of the season like say, Jeremy Doku or Erling Haaland. As a result, in our view, the Croatian international has been rather underutilised during his debut season at City. Mateo Kovacic masterclass against Newcastle proves he should have started much more for Manchester Ci…
