He’s just 30 but why does it feel Gael Clichy is a day above 40? The former Arsenal defender hasn’t lived up to the furor about him in his earlier career when he was labelled the “new Ashley Cole”. With his current performances, he is not worthy of being in the same sentence with the legendary English left-back.

For most of his Manchester City career, he has had to contend with Alexander Kolarov for the starting berth at left-back, but neither man has grasped the opportunity to make themselves untouchable. He joined Manchester City in 2011, highlighting another example of the change of guard in the Premier League as the Abu Dhabi boys looked to establish themselves as an elite club in the league.

One of the youngest members of the famous Invincibles of the 2003/2004 season, there were a lot of expectations concerning the then young Frenchman, and.....................https://www.e24sn.com/2016/03/why-gael-clichy-is-no-longer-manchester-city-quality/