Pep Guardiola always places great weight on the first two group games of the Champions League, whoever the opposition. Win them and the rest is relatively serene.
That attitude has served them well over his time, never failing to reach the last 16. The problems are saved for a little later in the competition.
So while this looked a breeze from fairly early on, Manchester City left nothing to chance, and maybe Tuesday night offered a glimpse at what Guardiola views as his best attacking cohort for the bigger matches moving forward. The trio worked.
We will get to Erling Haaland.