Mohamed Toure has been benched for Norwich City's big night in the League Cup - and by the time he came on and shone at Manchester City, it was too little and far too late for the Canaries.
Manager Philippe Clement has made it clear he's rationing the playing minutes for his star 22-year-old Australian striker to keep him fresh, but it still felt somewhat of a defeatist decision to leave his main weapon on the bench during their glamour third-round tie at the Etihad Stadium which ended with a 5-0 drubbing.
By the time Clement deigned to bring on Toure with 20 minutes left, Championship side Norwich were already 4-0 down, with City teenager Floyd Samba having stolen the limelight with two goals on debut.
