There is a slight absurdity to the big questions surrounding Manchester City at the moment. Since the weekend defeat at Old Trafford, the focus on the blunting of their collective edge has been laid squarely on the sharpest tool at their disposal.
Erling Haaland: does he make City worse? In a word: no. Nobody who has scored 27 goals in 24 matches can be detrimental to any team.
Speaking to elite coaches from across Europe this week, they are all of the same mind on that. A couple of them laughed.
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