At the start of the 2020-21 season Sheikh Mansour's Mancehster City had a squad that had cost €1.063 billion (£974 million) in transfer fees - the most expensive in global football.

Just the facts, ma’am, in a free read.

Just the facts, ma’am, in a free read.

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As the top flight returns, armed with the knowledge its serial champions have been the authors of a 10-year sham supremacy, the first question is simple: how is it going to feel?