Man City have not addressed squad depth - but that wasn't really the issue

When the clock strikes 11pm on 1 September and the transfer window closes, Manchester City will be pretty happy with their summer business.

This has been the busiest transfer window at the club since 2017, with a major squad shake-up after four Premier League title triumphs in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.

Five first-team squad members have left the club: Fernandinho left after his contract expired, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko joined Arsenal for £45m and £30m respectively, Raheem Sterling left for Chelsea and Zack Steffen joined Middlesbrough on a season-long loan.

Other sales - including that of Ferran Torres in January - mean that City have so far raised over £230m in player sales in 2022. That allowed them to sign Erling Haaland for £51m, Julian Alvarez for around £14m and Kalvin Phillips for £42m.

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The main gripe that supporters, and indeed some at the club might have, is that City did not manage to sign Marc Cucurella from Brighton. The left-back that Guardiola really wanted has joined Chelsea in a deal worth more than £60m, as City's final offer of £40m was rejected.

City will now begin the season with just two senior full-backs, Kyle Walker on the right and Joao Cancelo on the left. They are actively looking to bring in another left-back, but that could take time.

Many will feel that City should have sounded out Brighton over Cucurella earlier on in the summer and drawn up a contingency plan for this very situation, but it is what it is. The other issue that the saga has thrown up is that City's squad is currently smaller than it was last season.

Guardiola had 21 senior players at his disposal