Manchester City were as disjointed as they have been this season yet still emerged with a draw that secures qualification from Champions League Group G after Sevilla failed to beat Borussia Dortmund.
On a night when an exhausted Erling Haaland was rested, after starting all the previous 12 games, Pep Guardiola’s men did a rare thing: failed to score, though this and their lack of fluidity could be traced to Sergio Gómez’s first-half sending-off following a VAR review in a 45 minutes dominated – and, perhaps, blighted – by the out-of-stadium official.
