'There is no point in fighting': The day Man City fans turned against Pep Guardiola

After a trophy-laden spell and a Treble under his belt, Pep Guardiola can do no wrong with Manchester City fans. Any confusing pre-match decisions are invariably vindicated at full time, and he very rarely gets it wrong in the transfer market.

But when he made his first major decision in the job, in just his second competitive game in charge, fans at the Etihad voiced their doubts. Up to then, goalkeeper Joe Hart had been a big City favourite, making 347 appearances and playing a crucial role in winning five trophies. Then Guardiola arrived.

Hart said: "He asked me if I wanted to play and I just said: 'Listen, you're the manager. You decide whether I play or not, I don't make those decisions'. I played, it was at home, and it was emotional. It wasn't nice but it was also awesome to be in a stadium full of love and people who made it very clear that it wasn't their decision that I was leaving."

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This would be Hart's final appearance for the Blues, and his only outing under Guardiola. A bittersweet ending to an 11-year journey that took Hart and City to stratospheric levels.

However, as City turned to Guardiola to take them even further, Hart was the fall-guy for the new manager, whose first act in the hotseat was to get rid of a club legend. Guardiola and City never looked back, but Hart has struggled to climb back to the top level after such a brutal, drawn-out City exit.

After City announced the appointment of Guardiola before Manuel Pellegrini had even finished the 2015/16 season, Hart knew his days at the Etihad were numbered.

There was immediate speculation