£34m Manchester City player could have helped beat Tottenham but Pep Guardiola overlooked him once again

Manchester City fell to a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but things could have been different had Pep Guardiola made use of a different player on his bench.

Manchester City went into their first Premier League home game of the season in a positive mood after their 4-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

However, Tottenham – who also won convincingly on the opening day – had other ideas.

Spurs winger Brennan Johnson put the visitors ahead in the 35th minute before a James Trafford…