There are those who rather stupidly say that Pep Guardiola has ruined football and then there are those who open their eyes to watch Erling Haaland play and realise they would pay to watch him all on his own.
Haaland – Guardiola’s extraordinary centre forward – did not win this game for Manchester City by himself. But he did bring it much of its joy and its wonder, rampaging through the middle like a bull in a blonde wig, turning possibilities into certainties and adding two more goals to a season’s tally that now stands at 26 for club and country.