Cherki v Wirtz: Hugo Viana has turned Man City transfer blow into £143m victory

Go back around 18 months and it felt like a few Manchester City fans were ready to liquidate the club themselves without the need for an independent commission. Pep Guardiola's side had just endured a miserable season and now their top target was going off to join Premier League champions Liverpool instead. Was this the end of City's dominant period? Would Florian Wirtz now conduct a Liverpool team that could dominate the division under Arne Slot for the next decade?