Manchester City's transfer dealings so far this summer have been very interesting to watch. Bringing in players that have starred at secondary clubs - in terms of elite status - like Fiorentina, Sevilla and Shakhtar Donetsk, hunger will not be an issue next season.

Secondly the signings of Stevan Jovetic, Fernandinho, Jesus Navas and Alvaro Negredo adds zip, dynamism and in the former's case, flexibility.

This is even more crucial as City move away from the 4-4-2 (or more like 4-4-1-1) that they tended to use under Roberto Mancini.

4-3-3 has been mooted as the formation of choice for Manuel Pellegrini and you can see Jovetic performing right across the frontline, Fernandinho providing dynamism in the middle alongside Yaya Toure and Navas wide on the right.

Meanwhile Negredo is an out-and-out centre forward.

The joker in the pack is David Silva, arguably City's best player over the past few seasons, although fans of Yaya Toure will contest that point.

For most of his City career he has been played on the right wing with licence to drift inside at will.

Yet this is not necessarily his best position even if he is played on the flanks for Spain at times as well. But prior to joining City, Silva was regarded as more of a playmaker who slotted in behind the main striker at Valencia.

He has the intelligence, movement and passing ability to operate effectively in the hole, and it is fascinating to see whether Pellegrini trusts him to feature there.

It should be feasible especially if Toure and Fernandinho become established as the other starting midfielders in the team, providing the steel and power to complement Silva's more lithe style.

The added bonus would be an added level of fluency in the middle as he is capable of dropping deeper, drifting wide which allows Toure to rampage forward to good effect and also allows the likes of Jovetic to migrate infield from a wider position.

In addition taking players like Samir Nasri and Silva away from the wings will aid the full-backs if they are replaced with more direct players like Navas.

Last season, one of City's weaknesses was the lack of width, with Gael Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta in particular struggling to contribute effectively in the final third.