Are City a better all round team without Haaland?

[Oystercatcher28]

I couldn't help but think how many balls were played to Haaland-esque spaces. It was like a training game at times.

 

[vmsuhail]

I thought we were more on the front foot today.

This. It seemed as if everytime Mahrez or Grealish got the ball, their intent was to move forward instead of passing back. This wasn't the case in those games where Haaland was isolated, we just passed it sideways and backwards.