Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chief executive Ferran Soriano and sporting director Txiki Begiristain were in the Manchester City dressing room afterwards in what should have been a considerably lighter affair than Todd Boehly’s recent trip into Chelsea’s.
Al Mubarak wandered out of the Allianz Arena while deep in conversation with Pep Guardiola – whose brother, Pere, was part of City’s executive entourage – and is now the time for them to be mentioning the T word?
With places booked in two semi-finals – the FA Cup and Champions League – while the Premier League is in their own hands, City will surely never have a more presentable chance of creating history for themselves than over the next few weeks.