It’s not just you. The media narrative of Guardiola’s brilliance in back to back titles, airbrushed out the fact that Citeh had outgunned every club in the game on player spending.
https://www.gq.com.au/fitness/sport/the-10-most-expensive-squads-in-the-world-football/image-gallery/e101f7c4392bc23193f4944b88a379e5?pos=3
The best players and squads win the big prizes, especially leagues.
Yep, this.
I can’t say I’m an expert on city - but I don’t really think he built the current squad? His signings have been a bit hit and miss?
Ederson/Walker are his signings that have done really well.
Laporte is good but always seems injured