A lot has gone on at Manchester City this summer. They have lost some huge players, including England internationals Keira Walsh, Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway and Ellen White, and Scotland star Caroline Weir. Walsh's departure, to Barcelona for a record transfer fee of £400,000, is huge and I think they will miss out on Champions League qualification. They lost to Real Madrid in their Champions League qualifier and have had a mixed pre-season. There is understandably concern. How can those players be replaced and why are so many leaving? Manager Gareth Taylor has brought in some exciting new signings, particularly Australia striker Mary Fowler and Spain defender Laia Aleixandri but can they gel quickly enough? I don't see them challenging Chelsea or Arsenal and Manchester United could go up another gear.
