Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Has Jurgen Klopp got the blueprint for Manchester City's recovery from their agonising Champions League final defeat?
In football, plenty is made of one team being a number of years ahead of a rival. Chelsea proved themselves to be on a par with the Premier League champions in the last three meetings, but they will point to City as being a good few years ahead of them in terms of having the same group working with the same manager perfecting the same tactics.
That time doesn't guarantee trophies, but it helps, and City will point to their Champions League final reverse as the start of a new journey, not the end.
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