Had a gross thought a little bit earlier today - if Manchester City had signed Declan Rice last year, he’d just be finding his stride in their midfield after getting 16 minutes of Carling Cup game time last season.
The difference between City and everyone else isn’t the starting 11… it’s the £75m players they can leave on the bench for a year. That depth…
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