Manchester City will move to sign £154m player Julian Alvarez called ‘one of the best’ if contract talks collapse

Manchester City need freshening up.

The drab Manchester derby on Sunday emphasised just how stale the squad has become under Pep Guardiola – with the Citizens mustering up only nine shots across the 90 minutes.

In particular, the midfield trio of Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan made for a slow game – the trio have a combined age of 97.

Therefore, Manchester City could do…