Travel Tantrums & Defender Adventures…
Manchester City have taken to the skies like a flock of turbo-charged seagulls, but alas, their avian formation was a player short! Manuel Akanji, that elusive center-back, was nowhere to be found at Manchester Airport as the boys zipped off to Miami for the Club World Cup. Was he lost? Did he hide in a luggage compartment? No, dear fans, Akanji simply decided to embrace the USA’s southern hospitality post-Swiss victory over the Stars and Stripes.
Akanji, the Swiss investigative explorer, traded Manchester drizzle for Nashville sizzle after helping the Swiss roll a 4-0 victory burrito against USA. While his teammates were eyeballing their Miami sandcastles, Akanji was undoubtedly enjoying a deep-fried Twinkie and a line dance or two, preparing to teleport directly to the City camp. It’s all part of the big brain strategy: why fly back to Manchester for a cup of tea when you can join the squad for BBQ right on location?
Meanwhile, the rest of the Cityzens squad storms Miami with a 27-member battalion, including shiny new summer signings and the coaching cavalry led by Goliath Guardiola himself. With matches against North Africa’s Wydad AC, the UAE’s Al Ain, and Italy’s old lady Juve on the horizon, there’ll be more whistle-blowing than a referee convention! But let’s not forget the younglings left back home, who will be doing their own Lionel Messi impressions during pre-season. It’s football madness, folks, and we’re here for every banana kick and baffling header!
