Matheus Nunes teases Man City after January transfer window question

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. It doesn't feel like Guardiola trusts the new signings yet to make the difference, and with injuries showing no signs of abating some supporters want the squad strengthened in January so that it has the firepower needed to compete for all the big trophies again.

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Less than half a year is not enough time to judge a signing, particularly in a system that can require a year to adapt to. It was a good night against Urawa Red Diamonds for Kovacic as he broke through the midfield to get on the end of a Kyle Walker pass and score his first goal for the club, and there is also growing evidence from Nunes that he is beginning to settle into the team after his acrimonious exit from Wolves.

It was the Portugal international who made the breakthrough at the end of a forgettable first half, turning his man on the edge of the halfway line before carrying the ball into the opposition half and playing a one-two that led to his cross being turned in for an own goal. For the first real