Citizens' defence budget is a global issue for flimsy rivals

Miguel Britos - deadly from that range - earns Watford a 3-3 draw with LiverpoolCredit: Tony Marshall

After Manchester City completed the signing of Monaco full-back Benjamin Mendy last month, it was claimed that the Citizens' defence spending in 2017 had exceeded that of 47 nation states.

It's a wonderful, if slightly terrifying, statistic and as Pep Guardiola's side started the season with a clean sheet at Brighton it's clearly a couple of hundred million pounds well spent.

Several of City's Premier League rivals, however, are looking about as defensively secure as Guam.

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Published on 19 August 2017inFeatures

Last updated 13:28, 19 August 2017

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