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Man City faced with frustrating form irony just as they look to win crown of world’s best team

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Manchester City have often been described as the best team in. The penultimate step to officially claiming that title falls on the 25th anniversary of a historic low. On 19 December 1998, City lost 2-1 to York: their fifth consecutive league game without a win left them 12th in the old Division 2, rendering them the 56th-best team in England. On 19 December 2023, they face . Win then and only Fluminense or Al Ahly stand in their way in Friday’s final.

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