Not quite the party expected ...but still a perfect 10

More like a quiet evening in, with a cuppa and a board game.

In the posh seats, you could hear Pep Guardiola give vent to his penchant for the occasional oath.

Yet somehow, exactly a decade after Sheikh Mansour forever changed the course ploughed by this club, this unspectacular win was fitting.

Fitting because it was secured by two of English football’s most luminous talents.

Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker, as good as £100million for the pair.

That is the beauty of the sort of £1.5billion investment enjoyed by City since that day in 2008.

Identify the best and not be overly concerned about the cost.

There were plenty of observers