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Mahrez opens up on early Man City struggles: I didn't make a difference as quickly as they thought I would

Riyad Mahrez has opened up on his early struggles at Manchester City, admitting that he "didn't make a difference as quickly as they thought I was going to".

Mahrez completed a £60 million ($76m) move to the Etihad Stadium from Leicester City in July 2018 after a drawn-out saga which began when he handed in a transfer request at the King Power Stadium six months earlier.

Big things were expected of a man who had played a key role in the Foxes' run to Premier League glory in 2015-16, but he was unable to hit the ground running in Manchester.