Pep Guardiola has challenged conventional football wisdom this season. Despite calls from all angles for Manchester City to sign a new striker, he pushed on without signing an alternative to Harry Kane last summer.
Since then, City have accumulated more points in England than any other team, and they have lost just six times from a possible 41 matches, scoring a total of 107 goals in all competitions. Guardiola's strikerless system has proved to be incredibly effective at securing positive results, and it illustrates a way of playing that places less of an emphasis on a fixed focal point at the business end of the field.
However, despite their form, City have continued their search for a striker, and Erling Haaland is at the top of their shortlist. The Etihad club are rumoured to be competing with Real Madrid (and others) for his signature.
