Guardiola pinpointed the performances of the German in wins over Bournemouth, Leicester and Crystal Palace over the last month.
And the boss believes the 33-year-old, who re-joined us this summer from Barcelona, is showing the kind of form that saw him lead City to the Treble two seasons ago.
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“The Gundo from Leicester, the Gundo from Bournemouth and the Gundo from today is the Gundo I remember when we won the Treble and quadruple,” the manager said in his post-match press conference.
“He’s an important player, his activity, space, defensive intelligence, arrives.
“Since Gundo has been with us, he has helped us massively.
“But as a team we cannot help him individually because it’s not about you, you, you.
“Everyone was down because the team was not playing good.
“When the team plays good, the individuals rise. Without that - modern football you cannot do it.”
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