This was Manchester City putting a marker down. It was a phenomenal performance against a team who beat them to win the Champions League. For everyone writing City off for the title this season, you were wrong.
They also made a slow start this season so they’ve shown they can recover. It is why I tipped them again.
They have wonderful players who can produce breathtaking football. But the basis of Saturday's win was how unbelievably important it is to also do your work off the ball.
This wasn’t City just being intricate and technically brilliant, it was City being at their very best out of possession.