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If you want a surefire way to wind Pep Guardiola up these days, head to a Manchester City press conference and ask him about last season. Why it went off the rails? What has changed this season? That line of questioning should do the trick.

The reply will probably start along the lines of "for the thousandth millionth time", and then Guardiola will go on to say it was down to the injuries. There have been variations on the theme this season, including a loss of energy from the players and taking their eye off the ball. However, essentially, last season's issues boiled down to too many injuries.

That crisis was at its peak around a year ago. This time last season, City were about to lose for the fifth game in a row, and it would be a long time before things improved. When

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