Steve Nicol has claimed that Manchester City have a player who has been “bang average” this season. In all fairness, certain City players have not been at their absolute best and perhaps that is the reason why they are sitting in third place in the Premier League table. Then again, it is also important to remember that Pep Guardiola’s players are a victim of their astoundingly high standards. As a result, even some of the best players in the world can be expected to have a drop-off in form as they are only human. For instance, Chris Sutton believes Erling Haaland is not playing at the same lev…