Kyle Walker reveals the way Manchester City players are punished for poor timekeeping
Manchester City, along with their staggering fiscal advantage over every other club bar Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain, are unassailable at the top of English football due to an incredibly disciplined structure.
Pep Guardiola, despite having the best coaches, players and facilities at his disposal, also runs a rather tight ship when it comes to discipline.
This is how he retains control over players that in their own-right should be superstars, but aside from Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne, are merely seen as Manchester City players, able to be rotated out for the next individual who takes the Spanish coach's fancy.