“What does that mean?” (Kompany’s brother-in-law pointing to his 99 treble shirt)
“It means you’re living in the past” (Kompany)
The overriding impression is that City did their homework when buying players like Danilo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Laporte,,(and even Bravo),all of whom seemed happy to wait patiently on the periphery, before eventually contributing to the team’s performance.
It also spoke volumes that despite so much social media activity amongst the players, the circumstances regarding Silva’s personal difficulties were kept private.
Silva’s final speech was a real tear jerker, and it was pleasing to see Yaya leaving on such a positive high note.
Apart from the obvious pain of certain defeats, the only uneasy moment surrounded Sterling’s miss at Burnley, and Guardiola’s subsequent whispered post mortem with his coaching staff.
There was also a strange flash of insecurity, just before the game at Everton, when Guardiola seemed preoccupied with Anfield, and the fear that Salah’s pace might expose our wing back,
However, this isn’t so much a niggle as surprise that City allowed it to be shown.
Oh, and why was John Stones dressed as a bunny rabbit?
