The Independent Premier League
It was the summer that brought a break with the past. Pep Guardiola parted company with an ally for decades and much of a great side. Txiki Begiristain, his Barcelona teammate, his director of football at the Nou Camp and then Manchester City, headed off into retirement. One way or another, whether loaned out, sold or their contracts simply not renewed, six of City’s Champions League winners headed off. It was farewell to Ederson, Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin…
