Summer mistake, Haaland form - Five lazy Man City myths that need busting quickly

Manchester City are used to breaking records with long runs. They are less used to breaking bad records stretching back to the early 2000's when they were, let's say... less good.

The current seven-game winless streak has seen a number of new lows locked in for Pep Guardiola's men. The cracks are starting to show in the dressing room and Guardiola looks short of ideas of how to fix things - heavily caveated, of course, by the endless injury crisis hampering his team selections.

So with an unprecedented run has come the inevitable gloating. City's era has ended, they say. Guardiola is no longer the tactician that up-and-coming coaches should idolise. All the trophies that have come before are tainted, apparently.

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Pep Guardiola insists that he is not thinking about titles or even finishing in the top four - but instead to simply win the next game. That was Ruben Dias's straight-to-the-point assessment at Anfield and what other players have been posting, too, in a public effort to keep fans onside.

If three points is the priority on Wednesday, then there are other myths that can be busted in the process, and in the coming weeks.

The worry when Rodri went down vs Arsenal was that they would have no replacement for a player so integral to their system. City always believed he was the best in the world, and the Ballon d'Or ceremony confirmed that last month - so how can you replace the irreplaceable?

Mateo Kovacic spoke before the season started about playing in that position, but needing help, and he kept the