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Benjamin Mendy is starting his fourth season under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, and yet he is still to convince the Catalan coach that he can be relied upon to perform at a consistent high level.

As such, and with just five days of the transfer window still remaining, a new left-back could yet arrive at the Etihad Stadium provided a defender is sold to free up a space in the squad.

Our Manchester City correspondent, Jonathan Smith, has examined their situation on the left side of defence here.