It’s going to be a blue Christmas

There was a sense of Christmases past, present, and future coming into focus as Manchester City played Leicester City in the League Cup this week, says Liam Mackey.

It’s going to be a blue Christmas

Just the sight of the home side playing in front of a noisy King Power Stadium brought to mind Christmas past and luminous memories of that miracle season of 2015/16 which ended with the 5000-1 outsiders crowned Premier League champions.

Christmas present was represented by the opposition albeit that, on the night, they came across a bit like a tribute band.

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