In November 2017, when Manchester City were coasting to their first Premier League title under Pep Guardiola, the Catalan was asked whether his team were playing perfect football.
“Perfection is impossible,” he replied. Guardiola may think that, but for 70 minutes his City team came as close to perfection as you can get. Raheem Sterling, scorer of two goals, was back to his best, terrorising a makeshift Leicester City defence; Kevin De Bruyne was playing with confidence coursing through his veins; and Fernandinho was providing the bite that kept the away side camped in their own third.
The only minor problem for Guardiola is that in the other 20 minutes of this thrilling, record-breaking encounter, City were anything but perfect. In fact they appeared determined
