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Pat Nevin slammed Manchester City after their thrashing by Arsenal (0-3), stating: 'They aren't a team but a collection of individuals playing far too predictably.'

Football expert Pat Nevin didn't hold back in his criticism of Manchester City's display during the Community Shield against Arsenal, where they suffered a 0-3 defeat.

According to Nevin, the main issue for the City players in the final third lies in their lack of teamwork and commitment when tracking back:

“The thing I just can't wrap my head around is that in attack, City doesn’t appear as a well-oiled machine. They look more like a disjointed collection of individuals.

Someone needs to play selflessly—making runs to create space for teammates and helping the entire side. Everyone should be putting in the hard yards off the ball. But there wasn’t any of that on display. City's play appeared utterly predictable.”