Pep Guardiola's football is as successful as ever. The question is whether it has deserted the man himself at Manchester City .

Last season was the manager's worst since his first at the club back in 2016/17, with nothing he tried coming off. A new contract signed to take him up to 2027 was well received, as was Erling Haaland agreeing a monster deal to keep him at the Etihad until 2034, but those big boosts for the club were unable to turn around a team on the pitch that lost their way.

An injury crisis that began at the end of October and took until April to really clear up ruined any hopes of success, with Rodri missing eight months, Josko Gvardiol the only central defender who was consistently available and Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden a shadow of the players they had been. I

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