BR - The helplessness with which many saw Manchester United succumb to Barcelona in last year’s Champions League final was a bitter pill for one half of Manchester. Even the other half, along with the rest of England’s powerhouse teams would have been left wondering how such a gulf in class could be narrowed in the foreseeable future.
Make no bones about it, Masia’s finest, aided by Latin imports, look set to continue dominating the ball against all, save perhaps Real Madrid, even if the results do not always go the way of the Catalans. But only 11 men can take to a field, and a Guardiola squad is a trim, allowing for products of Spain’s lesser known names to come to England.
