Gabriel Jesus could be a bona-fide superstar this season but Man City may have to sacrifice one competition for silverware

Kevin De Bruyne

LAST SEASON

3rd

TOP SCORER

Sergio Aguero (20)

KEY INS

Benjamin Mendy (Monaco, £52m), Bernardo Silva (Monaco, £43m), Kyle Walker (Spurs, £45m), Ederson (Benfica, £35m), Danilo (Real Madrid, £26.5m)

KEY OUTS

Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester, £25m), Fernando (Galatasaray, £4.75m), Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma, £4.5m), Bacary Sagna (released), Gael Clichy (Basaksehir, free), Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham, free)

REASONS TO BE POSITIVE

Full-backs are crucial to Guardiola’s system and the Spaniard has secured massive upgrades in that department.

REASONS TO BE PESSIMISTIC

An untried Ederson in goal, an injury-prone Vincent Kompany and often unconvincing duo John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi points to a soft central defence.

ONE TO WATCH

Gabriel Jesus. Injury curtailed the Brazilian last term but expect him to become a bona fide star.

EXPECTATION

With quality and depth now in abundance, a major title push and a similarly huge leap forward in Europe.

REALITY

May have to sacrifice one competition but there is no reason why this team should not be lifting some sort of silverware.