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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Graham Ruthven

This week’s soccer questions: were we wrong about Man City and does the Ballon d’Or ignore Americans?

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca gestures from the sideline during a match.
Enzo Maresca has won his first three Premier League games plus his Champions League opener with Manchester City. Photograph: José Coelho/EPA

Were predictions of Manchester City’s post-Pep drop-off overstated?

Squint hard enough and Manchester City still look like Manchester City. They’re still playing the same possession-hungry soccer. Erling Haaland is still scoring goals. They even have a new manager with vaguely the same appearance and oeuvre as their old manager. An AI Pep Guardiola in the dugout.

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