EXCLUSIVE Inside Manchester City's Club World Cup failure: How saunas, crosswords and Rayan Cherki's French rap turned into an Al Hilal nightmare - and what happens now
At least they can't complain about a lack of rest next season now. The players are not due back until July 28, a four-week break and 18 days before the Premier League begins thanks to the early Club World Cup elimination. That will creep up quickly and they'll need some time to forget about what happened here in Orlando.
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