England's faulty powers leave Premier League needing European bailout

As they mangled Real Sociedad 5-0, Pep Guardiola’s team held on to the ball as if it were attached by invisible thread to their boots.

Twenty-one passes preceded a goal from Lionel Messi, while Andrès Iniesta alone completed more than 100 passes in the game. And he was substituted with 20 minutes to go.

At Old Trafford on Monday night, it wasn’t like that.