Pep Guardiola says Manchester City took just three minutes to decide whether or not to replace Joao Cancelo.
The Blues took a bold decision to allow one of their key players from previous years to leave in the January window, with Cancelo sealing a loan move to Bayern Munich on the final day of the window. And the club showed a similar character not to replace their outgoing star, opting instead to make do with the squad options they have got.
Guardiola confirmed on Friday that there had been a discussion around signing a new player and that the club could have spent a lot of money to bring in a replacement. But, with nothing lined up, the manager quickly concluded that he would do without for the rest of the season.
