Given the unpredictable nature of this year's Premier League, Manchester City's 2-1 defeat by Arsenal on Monday is a long way from ending any title aspirations for Manuel Pellegrini's men.
But after witnessing the performance of Eliaquim Mangala, it may tempt the City boss into splashing the cash on some defensive reinforcements in the January transfer window.
Having signed for City from Porto for £40m in 2014, not everyone was convinced that the Frenchman was worthy of such a fee. In fact, his early performances in a City shirt provoked this tweet almost a year ago...
https://twitter.com/bsmudge1982/status/549271749163245572
And with Mangala enduring a night to forget at the Emirates, many appeared to be in agreement.
