Manchester City is going through a very complicated and above all very surprising period. Monstrous at the start of the season with 11 wins and 3 draws in the first 14 matches in all competitions, the Citizens started with very high standards.
But lo and behold, a big grain of sand came to block Pep Guardiola's well-oiled machine. Decreased due to numerous injuries, notably Ballon d'Or Rodri, the English club has just gone through a series of six games without a win, including five defeats.
A series of setbacks which ended this Tuesday in the Champions League, even if the draw against Feyenoord (3-3) has a very strong smell of defeat. While Pep Guardiola's men quietly led 3-0, City completely collapsed at the end of the match, conceding three goals in the last quarter of an hour.
But what does this have to do with RC Lens? Named player of the match, Anis Hadj Moussa made Manchester City's defense dizzy. Author of a very big match, the young 23-year-old Franco-Algerian winger is the perfect example of an atypical career path.
After a few matches with the RC Lens reserve team, he finally signed his first professional contract with Charleroi (Belgium) where he only played in the 1st Nationale. Then transferred to Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (Belgian second division), he was loaned six months later to Vitesse Arnhem where he reached a milestone.
A saving loan for Anis Hadj Moussa, who after six good months at Vitesse, is transferred to Feyenoord for 1.8 million euros. A simple substitute in the Dutch club at the start of the season, the former Lens player has established himself over four games as an indisputable starter. Four matches where he scored four goals, including one against Manchester City.
