I think he is very talented in terms of dribbling and ball control but in recent times whenever former footballers are asked about future balon d or contenders,his name is always mentioned but he is 23 years of age now and still he is not a starter for man City ,his best position is up for debate(rw or advanced 8)and while he has put in some good performances for city I have not seen enough from him to say he will be a future balon d or contender consistently. He seems like Bernardo Silva level player to me which is a very good player but not a balon d or contender(consistently) player.He also resembles him in style quite a bit.
He is starting from this season but would you call him undroppable in the same sense Bernardo/dias/rodri/kdb/Halaand are? None would bat an eye if he did not play against liverpool for a tactical reason. Bernardo is one of the best midfielders,i literally called him very good in my post but a lot of players are very good and never even sniff the balon d or.