Since the likes of Ilkay Gundogan, Cole Palmer, Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte left Manchester City in the summer of 2023, they have failed to succeed on a collective level. In Gundogan’s case, while he was arguably Barcelona’s best player last season, he would have been frustrated by not winning a single trophy during his debut campaign at the club. Especially off the back of a season where the German had captained Manchester City to winning the treble, the Catalan side’s underwhelming displays would have meant he was puzzled. Similarly, Riyad Mahrez would also have been perturbed to have w…
