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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Pep Guardiola decision can send John Stones back to bromance or rekindle old Man City flame

As the dust settles on Manchester City's dramatic 3-2 defeat to Tottenham at the weekend, attention has turned to making sense of the unusual shambles that was City's defence.

While Harry Kane & co. clearly played very well, the three goals they scored from seven touches inside City's box were partly enabled by the series of mistakes from Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Aymeric Laporte and Kyle Walker.

The heart of City's defense looked particularly vulnerable, prompting calls for Pep Guardiola to reinstate John Stones.

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