Back in May 2013, as the dust was settling on Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement at Manchester United and Roberto Mancini's dismissal as Manchester City manager -- the two men left their jobs within five days of each other -- Ferran Soriano spoke about the changing landscape of football management.
The former Barcelona vice-president had been appointed as chief executive at City nine months earlier and his first major decision was to sack Mancini -- who had taken the club to their first league title in 44 years during the previous campaign - after the club finished as runners-up in the Premier League and FA Cup.