Tinkering with football tactics and coming up with new innovations is nothing new to Pep Guardiola. He has altered his tactics a number of times at Manchester City, the most recent of which came in the FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest at Wembley.

Pep Guardiola popularised the concept of the inverted full-back – but against Forest, he went back to something a little more simple

As Manchester City have gone on an eight-match unbeaten run of late we have seen Pep Guardiola change his tactics and set up on the pitch. The principles of City’s play remain. Control, possession