If Manchester City seek to justify their decision to spend nine-figure sums on two midfielders and to make them two of the most expensive footballers ever, they could point to a pair of late goals that helped cost them the title.
Elliot Anderson’s crisp 88th-minute strike for Nottingham Forest at the Etihad Stadium in March earned them a draw and came exactly two months after an even later equaliser: by Enzo Fernandez for managerless Chelsea in the 94th minute in January. If the backdrop was the departure of Enzo Maresca, it made Fernandez appear a talisman with a gift for delivering on the big stages.
