If you were to ask the average football fan which Premier League side has the strongest squad in the division, there would be one clear answer, right? Man City. Next, moving on.
Funded by Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi United Group’s billions, Pep Guardiola’s side have been perceived to be the top-flight’s strongest for a number of seasons. Winning three of the last four Premier League titles, that is perhaps no surprise.
Boasting strength-in-depth galore, they were the club best-placed to navigate the coronavirus pandemic as a result and found themselves 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table, and 14 points clear of Liverpool, as recently as January 15.