While a lone frontman – and therefore more creativity and muscle in midfield – is the go-to set-up these days, Salzburg played in a 4-4-2 this season, so Daka had a strike partner alongside him. To accommodate the new man, City could therefore continue with the 3-4-1-2 formation they concluded the campaign with. And as Daka is more similar to Vardy, it seems more likely that the Zambian would be partnered with Iheanacho.
Brendan Rodgers said: “There’s no doubt that with the games we’re playing and the demands put on players, of course he’s not going to be able to play to the rhythm and style every single game. He’s had to play a lot of the games where ideally because of the situation that we’re in we wouldn’t want to. It’s something we all understand within the club and for everyone in every position you have to plan forward. Our idea in the summer is to strengthen the squad again.”
With Daka likely to need time to adjust to a new country and a more intense league, and with Vardy still able to offer plenty, it might be a case of the talisman and the new man rotating.
