Several players at Manchester City need to step up.

Erling Haaland is the only player to score more than once in the Premier League this season – which is not good enough considering Pep Guardiola can call upon talents such as Jeremy Doku, Savinho and Phil Foden.

Rayan Cherki is another who must improve – and Samir Nasri has now echoed that sentiment.

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Samir Nasri casts doubt over Rayan Cherki

The man who made 176 appearances for Manchester City has questioned whether the France international will be able to “establish” himself under Guardiola.

Nasri told CANAL+ SPORT: “Cherki is the big question mark (for France). We’ll have to see if he manages to establish himself at Manchester City first.”

Guardiola has only given his £30.5m signing from Lyon one Premier League start so far, which came in the 2-0 defeat against Tottenham, a game in which the Frenchman was withdrawn after just 54 minutes.

Cherki, who Omar Marmoush rates highly, has been struggling with a thigh injury since arriving in England as well, so it has been far from a seamless start to life at Manchester City for the 22-year-old.

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