There was a moment in the closing stages of the draw with Liverpool that should stay with every Manchester City supporter inside the Etihad for the rest of this season and beyond, no matter how it turns out. And no, that moment was not Riyad Mahrez’s miss. It was the pass that led to it.
With around 56 seconds remaining of the four minutes added on, Kevin De Bruyne picked up the ball inside his own half and drove past Fabinho, bypassing Liverpool’s midfield as he had done for much of the previous 93 minutes. This particular run took him into the opposition half, to the left-hand edge of the centre circle.
