How big does Man City's rebuild need to be?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 27 February 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
After a week in which they were dumped out of the Champions League and given a dose of reality by Liverpool, Man City got back to winning ways, beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 courtesy of Erling Haaland on his return from injury.
So, with Haaland back from injury and their new recruits bedding in is the City rebuild not as big a job as we thought it might be?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Man City correspondent Sam Lee as well as Jack Pitt-Brooke to analyse City's performance at the Tottenham Hotspur season before assessing the state of their squad rebuild.
New signings Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez are all discussed as well as the ageing spine of Guardiola's dynastic team before questioning whether the Spaniard can return City to their previous standards?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Sam Lee and Jack Pitt-Brooke
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Guy Clarke
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| 1:14.1 | Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Iyo Akim Walere. |
| 1:18.1 | After a week in which they were dumped out of the Champions League |
| 1:20.9 | and given a dose of reality by Liverpool, |
| 1:23.3 | Manchester City got back to winning ways. |
| 1:25.3 | City into the penalty area again. |
| 1:27.2 | Holland, it's a tap-in. Manchester City, back to winning ways. City into the penalty area again. Harland, it's a tapping. |
| 1:29.7 | Manchester City run it through as Harland passes to the back of the edge. |
| 1:35.5 | So with Harlan back from injury and their new recruits bedding in, |
| 1:39.1 | is the city rebuild not as big a job as we thought it might be? |
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