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Inverted wingers are one thing. But, as Manchester United have found out in recent weeks, inverted full-backs are something even a tactical mind as broad and as creative as Pep Guardiola’s would struggle to make work. Victor Lindelof, during the injury-enforced absences of Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, has been forced to fill in on the left in recent weeks. But, even in an era where full-backs have a tendency to drift into midfield, the primary objective is often still to provide width on the flank while making darting runs on the overlap. Lindelof, a right footer by trade, understandably stru…

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