🚨 Manchester City Leads Premier League in World Cup 2026 Workload

📝 THE FULL PICTURE: Man City’s squad has logged a massive 5,027 minutes across the World Cup-topping all Premier League clubs. Rodri carried the load with 537 minutes, while Marc Guehi added 483 and Nico O'Reilly 454. New signing Elliot Anderson chipped in 533 more for England before even stepping onto the pitch at the Etihad. Arsenal aren’t far behind with 4,285 minutes, led by Saliba (450), Rice (386), and Saka (267). Liverpool, Villa, and United all cracked 2,500 minutes, proving how deep their influence ran. Meanwhile, Brentford’s representation was light-just over 600 minutes-though Martinez (600) and Pickford (570) still led all PL players in minutes, which makes sense when you think about how goalies get stretched thin in knockout games. 💭 MY TAKE: 5,027 minutes? That’s wild-City’s squad is basically running a second shift while the rest of the league sleeps. Rodri playing over 500 minutes isn’t surprising, but Guehi and O'Reilly getting serious minutes? That’s a sneaky sign of how deep their defensive rotation’s gone. And Elliot Anderson already logging 533 before his debut? Man, Pep’s future looks bright… and exhausted. Brentford’s low number doesn’t mean much-just means their lads weren’t picked or got injured. But Martinez and Pickford leading in minutes? That’s just football math: keepers play 90, 90, 120… rinse, repeat.