The reaction to Manchester City’s 4-0 home defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday was a good example — this was, from City’s perspective, surely a collective collapse rather than one based on individual failings. But post-match coverage focused largely on Kyle Walker, and the space Tottenham found in behind him.

Pep Guardiola admits his Manchester City side couldn’t handle Tottenham duo James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. The Premier League champions fell to a fifth consecutive defeat after they were thrashed 4-0 by Spurs, extending an already unprecedented run of poor form for Guardiola.