For the first time in a good while, some Manchester City fans are asking questions of Txiki Begiristain and the recruitment team.
A busy summer saw two midfielders signed at a combined price of £75m in deals that were hoped to offset the departure of Ilkay Gundogan.
As well as filling the space ahead of Rodri, it was thought that Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes could even show another evolution of Pep Guardiola's football with their abililty to carry the ball.
Four months in and not helped by Kevin De Bruyne being wiped out since the first 20 minutes of the season, it hasn't gone to plan.
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