
After the first, Pep Guardiola turned to the bench shaking his head in disbelief, as if this was not what everyone in attendance at the Etihad had come to see. As if it wasn’t what everyone has come to expect.
After the second, the Manchester City manager rubbed his hands in glee, mouthing several “wows” in the direction of his staff. You would have thought, at that point, that he would keep Erling Haaland on the pitch long enough to score a third.