Pep Guardiola annoyance betrays Man City biggest issue this season
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt said a lot about Manchester City's season that Pep Guardiola brought up the topic of a young defender nobody was there for in his first press conference since signing a two-year contract extension.
Both the Blues and England hope that Max Alleyne will have a very promising career, yet it shows what an early stage he is at that the defender was not turned to by Guardiola in an injury crisis.
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, six months younger than Alleyne, got the nod instead and with three senior centre-backs in training again it is unlikely that Alleyne's name will be a strong topic of conversation again this season.
For now, Alleyne represents the latest frustration for City - a player they have done their best to look after only to see them head off on international duty, be 'pushed to their limits' and return injured.
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