Vincent Kompany saw the Poznan in all its glory many times during his time at Manchester City - but this will have cut him to the bone.
The spectacular sight of those fans who still worship him, backs turned to the pitch, bouncing up and down with pure joy, was not the kind of return the Belgian envisaged when the FA Cup 's quarter-final draw gave him the chance to go up against Pep Guardiola.
This was meant to be his night, a stage to show that talk of one day succeeding Guardiola is based on much more than Sky Blue sentiment. The only opportunity Kompany got was the chance to salute City's supporters and 9,000 travelling Clarets before the carnage ensued.
