There are other managers, not a million miles from the Etihad, who might have tried to make more from a sense of injustice than Pep Guardiola summoned in the midst of Champions League misery last night. Perhaps thrown a grenade, conjured a distraction. Wisely, the Manchester City manager chose not to overplay the victimhood.

One very poor decision by the officials was not about to explain away a thumping 5-1 aggregate defeat to Liverpool over two legs, even if allowing Leroy Sané’s finish would have left this tie deliciously poised at 2-0 heading into half-time.

Dismissing Guardiola to the stands for his complaints was never going to make much difference to the course of this game, however excruciating it was for the Catalan control freak