Not only did the champions win the Club World Championship with a pair of straightforward victories over Urawa Red Diamonds and Fluminense, but they returned to England to find nobody had really taken advantage of their absence.
It's not just that the lack of ruthlessness in the final third risks dropping points, but it creates a frustration that, at the moment, seems to be manifesting, among fans at least, in ludicrous conspiracy theories about refereeing.
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