Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox The fact that Manchester City not only fielded a back four with an average age of 18 against Wycombe, but also won the game 6-1 tells you something about the incredible strength in depth at the Blues these days.
And when you factor in the fact that three of those four debutants are not even third-string picks, but the level below that, and the future looks incredibly bright.
Defence has been an issue for Pep Guardiola from the moment he came to the club in 2017, right up until last season, when Ruben Dias inspired a sea-change in the efficiency and organisation of that department.
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