Paul Merson says Manchester City still haven’t replaced £50m player they sold 18 months ago

Manchester City haven’t enjoyed a successful season so far and there is a sense that there has just been something missing from the squad during 2024/25.

In recent weeks, City have improved their Premier League form a little bit. Before the 5-1 defeat to Arsenal, Pep Guardiola had overseen a run of three wins and two draws from the previous five games.

Before that, a spell of one win in…