Previously, it could be stated that even some of the best players to have ever graced Manchester City did not win a Ballon d’Or due to multiple reasons. Firstly, City had not win the Champions League until last year — a competition that seems to have a huge bearing on which players win the award. Secondly, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s dominance over the award played a key role in other players not winning it; as the pair simply set standards other players did not. In the 2022/2023 season when Manchester City finally won the Champions League under Pep Guardiola — Messi still managed to …
