Pep Guardiola and other managers think the game’s authorities are doing them a disservice by stretching football matches beyond 100 minutes. Kevin de Bruyne and other players think they are being placed at risk by it. And they are all wrong.
This is not a Manchester City thing. It just so happens their coach and two of their players – Rodri being the other – have placed their views on record after playing in a 101 minute Community Shield game at Wembley last weekend.
But here are the bones of it.