For all of his incredible achievements as a manager, Pep Guardiola's first season as Manchester City boss saw him struggle to assemble a backline capable of challenging for the Premier League title.
City shipped 39 league goals in Guardiola's first season at the helm, though the January transfer window of the following campaign would see the club sanction a move for a defender who played a huge part in shoring up the backline.
Aymeric Laporte joined City in January 2018 for £57m, a fee that represented their club-record transfer at the time.
