A lot can change over the course of the season.
Who would have thought back in sunny August that nine months later Manchester City would no longer be playing with traditional full-backs after having two of the best in the league? That Arsenal would be gunning for the title? That Joao Cancelo would leave for Bayern Munich? That Nathan Ake would be one of the first names on the team sheet or that 18-year-old Rico Lewis would become a fully-fledged member of the squad?
City have probably changed more throughout the last year than any of the previous six since Pep Guardiola took over. Erling Haaland's introduction has been the catalyst and the Blues boss now implements a whole new, better-than-ever system. It's no surprise then that opinions and stances on certain matters can change as well.
