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Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan lifts the Premier League trophy in front of team mates after the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea FC Picture: Getty

At the end of March, Teddy Sheringham released his weekly online punditry video for 8XBet, one of Manchester City’s commercial partners. He was dressed in an 8XBet-branded polo shirt, so new and crisp it must have been unfurled from a packet minutes before the home video shoot. Sheringham was previewing City’s league game against Liverpool the following day. He was in a jovial mood.

City crushed Liverpool 4-1 in the match. Nothing surprising there. Ten ...