Man City squad depth truth after transfer window is about to be exposed

Manchester City's early start to the season helped to quieten any dissent around their transfer business.

There were many fans who thought signing cover for Rodri was essential, and plenty who wanted back-up for Erling Haaland once Julian Alvarez completed a move to Atletico. City spent less than every other team in the Premier League this summer and were it not for the fortuitous opportunity to bring Ilkay Gundogan back the Blues would not likely have reinforced either position in the squad.

If it has been a transfer window that left Pep Guardiola admitting that will require a lot of work in a future window, the moods at the Etihad are bouncing. Three straight victories to follow a Community Shield success over United has been a dream start to the season where everything that could have gone either way has gone right.

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Haaland is front and centre of it all, putting in extra work and feeling happy and fresh on the pitch to mean no other team in the league has scored more goals than his seven individually. When Plan A is so devastating, the need for a Plan B isn't as obvious.

There have also been good supporting roles from some of the less important members of the squad. Mateo Kovacic has helped to make it four straight wins without Rodri, while Rico Lewis has been a revelation at right-back to leave Kyle Walker having to fight his way back into the team after the international break.

Savinho made a promising start to his City career before his injury and Jack Grealish bounced back from injury to play well against