Bayern Munich's Serge Gnabry making most of his opportunity

Bayern Munich forward Serge Gnabry’s status on the squad was uncertain entering the preseason, but the 29-year-old fought hard during the summer and has seemingly won over head coach Vincent Kompany.

As a result of the confidence that Kompany now has in him, Gnabry started the Bundesliga opener and the winger repaid his coach with the game-winning goal.

“It was a tough game. We fought back and managed to come back from 2-1 down. That’s always good for the morale. We conceded a few seconds into the second half and then conceded a second, which made the game difficult. In the end we rewarded ourselves and won,” Gnabry told DAZN (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).

Gnabry’s role in a rotation with Michael Olise, Kingsley Coman, and (eventually) Leroy Sané could be in question from game-to-game. If he keeps performing like this, however, the heat might shift over to the other players on the wing depth chart.

Looking for more analysis of Kompany’s Bundesliga debut? We’ve got you covered — INNN and Samrin go in-depth with a discussion of the lineups, tactics, substitutions, individual performances. PLUS we also compare and contrast Vincent Kompany’s start at Bayern Munich to what Hansi Flick has done at FC Barcelona thus far. Listen to it below or on Patreon or Spotify.

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