Manchester City Defender Manuel Akanji Shows Off His Incredible Maths Skills in New Video

• Manchester City defender has once again wowed football fans after a new video emerged of him doing rapid mental arithmetic
• Akanji joined Man City from Borussia Dortmund last month and was reunited with Erling Haaland, who has taken the Premier League by storm
• Before joining City, Akanji was known as one of the smartest footballers, and he hasn't disappointed

Manuel Akanji has made an excellent start to life at Manchester City after moving to the club this past summer. Moreover, the Swiss defender again showed his brilliant mathematics skills in a new video.

Before moving to Manchester, Akanji was slowly earning a reputation for being a maths genius, and after the latest video, it is safe to say he has lived up to that.

Akanji, 27, amazed fans with his rapid answers to complex multiplication questions while at Borussia Dortmund, and it seems those skills are as sharp as a tack.

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On Friday evening, Akanji was interviewed on television, and the presenter did not miss a moment to ask the Switzerland star about his skills. According to Sky Sports, the presenter was prepared with numbers referring to Man City's stats, goals, years and appearances and didn't blink when answering the questions.

Akanji flexes his mathematical genius

He said.

"My teacher that I had always made a competition. In math, like calculating and everything, and at that point, I knew I was really good in it because I would always get to the final and won most of the time.”

He has been compared to a pocket calculator after appearing on Swiss television and showcasing his skills.

"I used to enjoy doing sums in my head. I could do it well," according to Borussia Dortmund.

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Despite starting well for City, Akanji has been limited to just four appearances this season but should play against Southampton on Saturday. Akanji joined Pep Guardiola's side last month for £15 million.

Akanji beats the calculator

Sports Brief earlier reported on Akanji's maths genius after an old video of him doing calculations in Dortmund's colours emerged.

Standing together with a BVB teammate who had a calculator, Akanji was able to answer questions before his teammate could press a button on the calculator.

Akanji has always been labelled as a smart footballer. He is fluent in English French, and German.