Paul Merson claims Manchester City got WEAKER this summer - despite buying Erling Haaland.
And the former Arsenal and England forward reckons Pep Guardiola's men could make a slow start to the new season while their new recruits bed in. Merson, who won five major honours with the Gunners including two league titles, thinks superstar Haaland could struggle to adapt his game to the Premier League.
And despite bringing in the likes of Kalvin Phillips and Julian Alvarez as well, he believes City will miss departing heroes Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Writing in his Daily Star column, Merse said: "City are WEAKER going into the new season in my opinion.
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