The Man City rebuild remains a work in progress.

For Man City, the FIFA Club World Cup represented the beginning of the 25/26 season. With new signings and new coaches on board, there was a sense of optimism that surrounded Pep Guardiola’s squad for the tournament in the United States. Unfortunately, Man City crashed out of the Club World Cup at the round of 16 stage with a 4-3 defeat to Al Hilal. That defeat in itself is a…