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David Silva, Manchester City’s creator-in-chief, was named in Manuel Pellegrini's side to face Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday, per the club.

He previously picked up an injury during the warm-up of City's Premier League clash with West Ham United and was replaced in the starting XI by Jesus Navas, as ESPN FC's Ben Dinnery indicated before the match on Sept. 19.

Silva is a unique player, and regardless of what formation City choose to play, they’re a better side when the mercurial Spaniard is in the XI. Whether floating off the flanks or behind a striker, there are few better technical players in the Premier League, nor many better passers of the ball.

City’s impressive summer spending means they have some frightening strength in depth in Silva's position, but as of yet, they’ve not found a player who can cast a spell over a game of football quite like the man the club's fans call Merlin.