Guardiola: 'We don’t have a Ronaldo, a Messi, a Neymar. We must play as a team'

TICKLED PINK: Manchester City’s goalkeeper Ederson midfielder Rodrigo celebrate after Ilkay
Gundogan (unseen) scored from an Ederson clearance in the game against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium. Picture: Tim Keeton

There may be no global football icon on this Manchester City team — no Messi, Ronaldo or Mbappe — but as Pep Guardiola continued his absolute domination of English football with a 3-0 win over Spurs, it hardly mattered.

The Manchester City manager is now presiding over the longest winning run in the 133-year history of English top-flight football, unbeaten in 23 games, and, to be quite frank, it is hard to envisage a domestic side that will currently be able to end that sequence.