It's easy to look back now with Blue-tinted glasses the ease in which Pep Guardiola transformed English football as soon as he arrived at Manchester City.
In reality, to spark the 14-trophy run of the last six years, Guardiola had to set the foundations in a difficult first season, with City finishing 15 points adrift of champions Chelsea in third.
Without that season, though, City wouldn't have become centurions a year later, beginning a journey that ended in the Champions League trophy in June of this year.
Despite all the fanfare of Guardiola's arrival at the Etihad, it's tempting to forget that fans were openly criticising his selection in his first competitive home game over his treatment of club legend and firm fan favourite Joe Hart.
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