Comment: Kyle Walker genetics keep Man City running smoothly

Kyle Walker showed against West Ham just why Pep Guardiola was so anxious to keep him at the Etihad

WALKING TALL: Manchester City's Kyle Walker after the Premier League match at the London Stadium. Photo credit: Steven Paston/PA Wire

PEP GUARDIOLA had said in the build up to Saturday’s match how important Kyle Walker was to Manchester City. This fifth straight league victory offered yet more proof.

Bayern Munich had been sniffing around the 33-year-old in the summer, but on Thursday, in an amusing video spoof of the Wolf of Wall Street movie, Walker announced that he was staying at the Etihad, having signed a new deal until 2026.