Manchester City Without doubt we’ve dipped below the standards we set over the last two seasons, but there’s no panic. Our (relative) woes can be attributed to an accumulation of a few separate problems: Laporte/Sané’s injuries, the Bernardo Silva saga, no new centre-half, and certain players’ decline. It’s not a structural issue. Hopefully we can recover our level in the second half of the season – though losing Mikel Arteta is a concern. 7/10 Stars/flops Some of De Bruyne’s performances have been incredible: his assists against Spurs, his all-round performance against Watford, that goal at St James’ Park and his showing at the Emirates. The best player in the league is back. Sterling started the season on fire but his level has dropped a little of late. The other bright spark has been Phil Foden. Flops? John Stones’ downward trajectory is a big concern. Happy with the manager? Of course. He’s still the best manager around. City fans calling for his head need to be careful what they wish for. My main two criticisms are the decision not to replace Vincent Kompany, and that he’s had too much faith in the old guard. Foden and Eric Garcia haven’t been used…