Pep has splashed the cash for latest rebuild

Grealish set to follow De Bruyne out of the exit door.

- by JOHN CROSS

What is interesting is that while Liverpool have broken the bank for Florian Wirtz, none of City's signings are £100m-plus superstars and it will be a challenge for Guardiola to blend a raft of new faces into a team.

That is why this tournament can be useful for City and instructive for the rest of the Premier League.

Guardiola has been the most prolific, successful and innovative Premier League manager in the past nine years and, judging by his enthusiasm and drive in training, he looks ready to go again.

The team is taking shape now in a way that it still looked a bit jumbled after January's spending spree.