Kevin De Bruyne did not play like a man with the recent Champions League disaster still on his mind when Manchester City ran riot against helpless Newcastle at the Etihad.
Much of the pre-match discourse was centred around City's most recent failing in Europe and whether that could potentially derail their league season so late on in the campaign.
Pep Guardiola's side were dumped out of the Champions League on Wednesday night in the most dramatic fashion.