'They're not what they were'

Former Premier League winger Pat Nevin believes there is more than one issue at Manchester City as the club fell to a seventh loss in 10 games with defeat at Juventus.

That is as many losses as they had suffered in their previous 105 matches combined.

Speaking on the Football Daily podcast, Nevin said: "If it was one simple thing, Pep Guardiola would have sorted it. A lot of things have happened at the same time. Rodri not playing, not controlling the game, that makes a huge difference, first of all.

"Second of all, I think for a period of time, they've had full-back problems. The second goal was an absolute stick-on of where your problem is there, particularly if you tell one of them to play centre midfield and they get lost.

"Because of the respect that we've got for Manchester City and of the players and of what Guardiola's done, it is true, they're not what they were because they're getting older and they can't get around the pitch quickly.

"They're not as good players as they were, not as sharp or zippy. It's only a tiny little drop, it's tiny."

City's frustration is also highlighted by Erling Haaland's touch map (as shown below), with the Norwegian striker only managing to have 18 touches of the ball despite playing the whole game.

In comparison, City goalkeeper Ederson had the second fewest touches, but still had over double the amount of Haaland on 38.