Jack Grealish was giving Phil Foden stick about not being assisted by his Manchester City teammates hours before they combined at Peterborough.
The pair knew each other from England camps before Grealish joined the Blues from Aston Villa last summer, and have continued their friendship this season. They sat next to each other on the coach to Peterborough, watching videos of Lionel Messi's passing on the way down.
And Grealish, who has been short of goals in a City shirt, did not miss the chance to remind Foden that none of the goals he has scored this season have been supplied by the 21-year-old. That changed on Tuesday night with a long pass from Foden that drew comparisons to Messi brought down by Grealish and clinically finished to put the FA Cup tie against the Championship side to bed.