When former Manchester United women’s team manager Casey Stoney said that Manchester City have struggled to score goals this season, the storm of criticism on social media was predictable.
The fact that she is associated with the Reds didn’t help, and the fact she is a female pundit no doubt coloured the thoughts of the more bigoted element of football fans.
On the face of it, it appeared a daft thing to say, as the Blues had just stuck five past both Norwich and Arsenal and six past RB Leipzig and Wycombe to record the highest-scoring start to a season in their history.
But Stoney was not given chance to expand on her point, and later did so on Twitter, making it plain that at certain times, City have felt the lack of a bona fide
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