Manchester City have not got a great deal right this season. When they have in the past, such have been the levels of resource, playing ability and coaching genius involved that suggesting other clubs simply copy and paste their methods for success would be obscene.
But the urgency with which the champions have recruited this month has prompted justified envy from fans of their Premier League rivals; perhaps none more so than a bare-bones Tottenham, but also Arsenal, who host Pep Guardiola’s side this weekend.
