Asked why the heart had been missing from his side this season, Guardiola added: “It was many things, many things. I will write it in my memoirs. A lot. Not just one. “And put Pep first on the ...

Yes, Rodri’s injury was the first domino to fall but it exposed an “old” midfield — in Pep Guardiola’s words — and a defence completely blighted by injuries. Advertisement But there is ...