Johnny Nicholson: Man City's success is inspiring little more than apathy

There’s been a tangible shrug of indifference as City picked up their fifth title in six years, Pep Guardiola’s eighth in 11 campaigns across three clubs
Johnny Nicholson: Man City's success is inspiring little more than apathy

ANOTHER TITLE: Manchester City fans invade the pitch as they celebrate their Premier League title win. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

City win the league but how many care?

The surprising thing about City’s performance against Real Madrid and Sunday’s dead rubber win against Frank Lampard's mid-table mediocre Chelsea, played with £475 million worth of players on the bench, wasn’t the quality of their football, it was the widespread indifference to their brilliance expressed by the wider football public. There’s been a tangible shrug of indifference as they picked up their fifth title in six years, Pep Guardiola’s eighth in 11 campaigns across three clubs.

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