He was making the point that this was the one appointment at Manchester City over which it was essential that he had complete autonomy. Guardiola hinted as much when asked to pick out the turning point in City's season. From then on, Guardiola claims, City "started to rebuild and reconstruct" by returning to the ideas that had served them so well in the past. When the story of City's title win is told, the name of Ruben Dias will surely feature prominently. On average, De Bruyne loses possession more times per 90 minutes than Bernardo and Gundogan combined.

Source: Sky sports May 11, 2021 19:30 UTC