• Manuel Akanji excelled as a makeshift leftback in Manchester City's 10 victory over Brentford.
• Akanji's performance was described as his finest of the season, dominating in various aspects of the game.
• He completed all 63 passes in the final third, a feat unmatched since the 2015/2016 season.

As Manchester City beat Brentford 10 on Tuesday night, Manuel Akanji recorded an incredible statistic during the game. Ahead of the contest, Pep Guardiola claimed that the Swiss international must get back to form. However, against Thomas Frank's side, Akanji excelled as a makeshift leftback and put in his finest performance of this season.

The incredible Manuel Akanji statistic after his leftback masterclass for Manchester City against Brentford

Apart from being tremendous across every possible department throughout the match at Etihad Stadium,
Akanjil had notable contributions: carrying ball seamlessly upfield allowing smooth progress; breaking lines which increased pressure on visitors; dominant display in duels.
According to Sofascore on X platform statistics revealed that he achieved an exceptional milestone by completing all 63 out of his 63 passes within opponents' final third no other player has accomplished such perfection since five seasons ago (2015/2016).