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Dan Marsh

Gary Neville pinpoints "huge mistake" Pep Guardiola has made this season

Gary Neville reckons Pep Guardiola made a "huge mistake" sanctioning Joao Cancelo's shock loan switch to Bayern Munich in January - and the Manchester United icon believes that the absence of a natural left-back could cost Manchester City the title.

Prior to his departure, Cancelo was one of the most influential players in a squad that had won the Premier League four times in five years, establishing himself as one of Europe's finest full-backs since joining City from Juventus in 2019.

Few, if any, would have predicted that Guardiola would have been willing to part ways with the Portuguese international. However, an alleged training ground bust-up paved the way for Bayern Munich to swoop in for Cancelo, who had been in and out of the Manchester City team since the World Cup.

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