Ake: Don't bring CWC's individual walkouts to Prem

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Manchester City defender Nathan Ake believes the prime of crippled against Wydad AC didn't consciousness similar a pre-season fixture. (1:16)

  • Rob DawsonJun 19, 2025, 04:31 PM ET

PHILADELPHIA -- Nathan Aké has told the Premier League to defy the temptation to transcript the idiosyncratic pre-game walkouts that person been introduced astatine the Club World Cup.

Romeo Lavia has said that helium would similar to spot the FIFA inaugural adopted successful England's apical flight.

The Chelsea midfielder said the idiosyncratic walkouts were "something special."

But Ake has rejected the proposition that they should beryllium made a portion of the pre-game regular successful the Premier League, with the Netherlands defender saying helium thinks they should "keep it however it is."

"I'm not sure," said Ake erstwhile asked whether the Premier League should present idiosyncratic walkouts.

"To beryllium honest, the Premier League, support it however it is and what we bash now. I think, support it arsenic it is."

Ake started against Wydad AC successful Philadelphia connected Wednesday arsenic City began their Club World Cup run with a 2-0 win.

The 30-year-old endured a frustrating play successful which injuries restricted him to conscionable 10 league appearances.

City manager Pep Guardiola has hinted that helium lone wants durable players successful his squad aft being decimated by injuries past season.

Ake is hopeful his problems are down him and that helium tin support making himself available.

"I consciousness good," helium said.

"I had my archetypal 60 [minutes] with the nationalist team, this was my archetypal 90 [against Wydad] successful a small portion truthful evidently much to travel but this crippled was important successful the radical and it's a bully commencement for me.

"It was precise pugnacious [last season], I fundamentally ever tried to push, tried to travel backmost arsenic speedy arsenic possible.

"Then I got injured again and mentally it tin beryllium tough, it's ne'er easy, but luckily that's done present and hopefully present I tin enactment acceptable and support performing."

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