Man City change in transfer stance on selling to rivals explained
Manchester City have followed some very obvious principles on their way to becoming the dominant force in English football: avoid strengthening a rival whenever possible, and weaken a rival whenever the opportunity presents itself. The last time the club sold a player to a rival was Emmanuel Adebayor to Tottenham back in 2012, while in the meantime they have pinched Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna and Samir Nasri from Arsenal, Frank Lampard from Chelsea, Raheem Sterling from Liverpool and Kyle Walker from Spurs.
