New era begins in Houston
Not since Pep Guardiola's second summer at Manchester City has there been so much overhaul in the transfer market. This year, four players have arrived, and five have left - all in important positions.
The external focus for this first pre-season game against Club America will naturally be on Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Kalvin Phillips, however the collective absence of Fernandinho, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Aleks Zinchenko may prove to be a culture shock as these were four players completely in tune with Guardiola's demands. The new boys will have to get up to speed quickly as a new era under Guardiola begins.
