How did Manchester City allow this group of players to grow old? It is poor squad-building that has cost Pep Guardiola.
Empires fall and Manchester City's collapse has been sudden. Fourteen unbeaten. Seven without a win. But while the decline of Pep Guardiola's team has been sharp, it is also the product of poor planning and a series of underwhelming signings. It already seems clear that Rodri's serious knee injury will come to define City's season and a player of that calibre - the winner of the Ballon d'Or no less - would always be missed.
City paid £53m to bring in Matheus Nunes from Wolves late last summer, a sizeable fee for a player who has started only 11 Premier League games since. Even now, Guardiola does not feel able to play him in a central role, which raises questions about the signing. Against Liverpool, Nunes was used on the left wing - perhaps the one position on the pitch where City look overly stocked.
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