I’ve really gone off them recently. At times under Guardiola they have been breathtaking, but they have turned into probably the most boring side in the league. What grinds my gears most of all is when their players complain of any of the cannon fodder shutting up shop and time wasting at throw ins etc. It’s no less of a spoiling tactic than them just passing the ball around at the back once they have gone 2-0 up. Time wasting is time wasting however you dress it up.

And it’s ruined football further down as managers have squads of inept cloggers attempting to play out from the back.