Signed from Everton in 2019, the Senegal midfielder has hitherto been tasked with keeping things simple in amongst the galaxy of stars at the Parc des Princes. He still goes about his job with minimum fuss, but now he has added thumping top-corner finishes to his game.

With four goals in all competitions, Gueye has already matched his season-best haul - scored with LOSC in 2014/15 - with just six games played! Ligue1.com takes a closer look...

Back story:

Born in the Senegalese capital of Dakar in September 1989, Gueye joined the Diambars academy founded by Patrick Vieira, Bernard Lama and Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco at the age of 14 and soon made his way to France, signing for Lille in 2008.

Part of the LOSC squad the last time les Dogues lifted the Ligue 1 Uber Eats title in 2011, Gueye nonetheless played second fiddle to Rio Mavuba, Yohan Cabaye and Florent Balmont for the central midfield positions back then.

He impressed over the next four seasons, though, and soon took his talents to England, first with Aston Villa and latterly with Everton. Never the most prolific midfielder, Gueye completed the most tackles in the 2016/17 Premier League season, and that's the player Paris thought they were getting in 2019.

Style of play:

At 32 it might be reasonable to expect that Gueye's style of play would be somewhat set in stone. A diminutive 5'9" midfielder with high energy levels and an unerring ability to win the ball back with tackles and interceptions, Gueye - or Gana as he has on his jersey - has been the perfect antidote to the free-spirited Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappé up ahead of him. But now he is right in amongst them in the goalscoring charts.

Despite taking Tottenham Hotspur to a UEFA Champions League final with a 4-2-3-1 formation, Mauricio Pochettino has installed a 4-3-3 at PSG this season, with Gueye and Ander Herrera given license to push forward with Danilo holding the fort in central midfield. Herrera pulled clear on four goals, but now Gueye has caught him up, his ability to shoot early on both feet leaving goalkeepers with no chance.

Current campaign:

Gueye could only watch on as Gini Wijnaldum took his spot in midfield at the start of the season due to a positive COVID-19 test, but there has been no stopping him since he got back in the team, his season a case of start as you mean to go on once he did get going. Gueye scored the third of four goals as PSG beat Stade Brestois 29 4-2 in Round 3 and had also rippled the net against Clermont Foot 63 and Montpellier Hérault SC before his opener against City on Tuesday.

What they said:

"My goals are the work of the whole team. They give me a lot of chances to get forward. We created a lot of second balls and as midfielders we try to finish them off. The hard work's paying off and we hope it continues."

- Gueye sharing the credit for his prolific start to the season.

"I'm not the biggest, and that caused me a few problems when I was starting out. The coach would often put me on the bench saying I was too small, that just motivated me to keep working even harder, to work on other qualities that maybe I was lacking, the physical side of my game. Before I was more a technical player that played football. I understood that to succeed, maybe I needed to change my style, become more physical, a bit tougher in the challenge."

- Gueye's recent form could be a reversion to the mean after all?

"He's an important player for the balance he gives the team, but he also scores goals now! I'm happy because what he does in training during the week is quality."

- One happy manager in Pochettino.