Appoint a former Tottenham manager, and it can hardly be a surprise that things suddenly turn a bit Spursy at Paris St Germain.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team were in control at half-time. They were a goal ahead, and much the better side. The few chances Manchester City had created mostly came from errors by the home team, so it wasn’t perfect; but it was pretty darn good. Neymar looked the best player on the pitch, Kylian Mbappe pace terrorised; Angel Di Maria was putting in corners that should have come accompanied by air raid warnings.
And then it fell apart.