Jamie Redknapp has claimed that Manchester City's decision not to sign a centre-back to replace Vincent Kompany could have handed Liverpool a boost in the race for the Premier League title.
Kompany left for Anderlecht during the summer, but Guardiola chose to move forward with just Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi as his senior centre-backs. However, with both Laporte and Stones now injured, City have been forced to desperately search for ways to cope.
City were linked with moves for the likes of Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire but ultimately deciding against pursuing either, and Redknapp told Sky Sports (via the Liverpool Echo) that doing so may have gifted Liverpool a chance to lift the trophy.