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They were easily dispatched by Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.

But they have never reached the end of February under the Spaniard and been out of contention in both the Premier League and European Cup.

City have slumped to a miserable week after being knockout of the Champions League by Real Madrid, showing how much they've regressed.



A player who was angry with himself that he could not dictate a fixture he would have cherished in his pomp.

Guardiola took him off with over 20 minutes to go with his side still in the game which would have been unthinkable not so long ago.

De Bruyne and City’s focus will now be ensuring they finish in the top four or five to qualify for next season’s Champions League with the FA Cup their only chance of silverware.

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