NOW then you know what they did last summer.
Manchester City's Wembley defeat by Liverpool 12 months ago had many believing the Pep Guardiola effect had weakened, that Erling Haaland would struggle in the Premier League, and that the Mersey giants were set for title domination.
We all know how that panned out so few fans of the Treble winners will have left north London yesterday fearing for their prospects over the next 10 months after a defeat sealed by Arsenal star Fabio Vieira.
In fact, when will it sink in that the Community Shield result is no indicator whatsoever of the title destination? Only once since 2011 has the winning team gone on to become champions of England.
So, yes, it might be tempting to wonder if the loss of Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez, both of whom know where the goal is, could prove City's undoing this term.
But why, if you are of a City persuasion, would you focus on that?
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