Pep Guardiola dreams of his teams having complete control of the ball, never allowing his opponents a kick other than to restart games after conceding.
It is why Manchester City put so much effort into keeping and regaining possession, and why at their best there have been so many gripes about the competitiveness over the previous two seasons.
On their way to racking up consecutive Premier League titles, there was little need for stirring comebacks or Fergie Time winners because the Blues were so dominant that every other team could barely get the ball - let alone in a dangerous area.
A few rival managers including Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have raised the issue of tactical fouling - essentially, that if a City
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