Manuel Akanji's bag of post-match food bulged greater than the rest of his Manchester City teammates as he walked out of the stadium on Sunday.
It wasn't that he eats the most in the squad but that he was taking some home to his family, with his wife and two children - the second only arriving in the world about a month ago - in a new home and keen for any help they can get. It seems a necessary reminder that some part of Akanji's world is still being pieced together following his whirlwind move from Dortmund on deadline day because he has looked like he has played under Pep Guardiola for years.
Preferred to Ruben Dias for the derby and partnering Nathan Ake, City's latest recruit shone at the back and made a crucial contribution to the first goal as he effortlessly controlled a hospital pass before bringing the ball up the pitch to shuttle it towards Phil Foden. City weren't planning to sign Akanji this summer but are more grateful every day that they did.
