Rodri was back in the middle of the pitch, albeit showing off the Ballon d’Or rather than his talent, and Pep Guardiola took the pew that will remain his for the coming seasons. Yet, by the end of a rainswept contest, the sense of familiarity that matters most to Manchester City had been ripped from their grasp once more.
Undressed by clinical, devastating Tottenham Hotspur, who had stars in the dazzling James Maddison and the electric Dejan Kulusevski, City’s campaign has become a calamity. A fifth successive defeat in all competitions not only prolonged Guardiola’s worst run as a coach but also represented the club’s heaviest home defeat in 21 years, dating back to when they played at Maine Road and a bygone time when
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