The richest club in the world is mired in the Premier League relegation zone almost halfway through the season after only one win in nine games.
This wasn’t what the billionaires of Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment had in mind when they bought Manchester City in September for a reported $300 million.
The consortium with strong links to the royal family in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates was supposed to lift City into the top five of the Premier League alongside traditional title contenders Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.