Say what you like about Walker but he always fronts up despite poor results

KYLE Walker deserves plenty of criticism for his form this season but some of it has been over the top.

- SIMON BAJKOWSKI

The racism he got in the wake of the Juventus defeat was obviously abhorrent and unacceptable but even fans slagging him off for not speaking are wide of the mark.

When it comes to media interviews that the players do not contractually have to do, you can count on one hand the number of City stars who have fronted up after a draw or defeat this season – with three fingers to spare.

Ilkay Gundogan spoke after the Feyenoord collapse and Walker spoke after Bournemouth. Ruben Dias, Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva have all stepped up for TV media duties before and after games in this dreadful run, yet Walker is one of just two players to go out of their way to talk.