Ralph Hasenhuttl bolted when the third went in. Had enough. Down the tunnel, he didn’t bother waiting for the half-time whistle. Expletives spewed, his club cap almost tossed in disgust. Maybe the cold realities of Manchester’s chill halted that particular act of ire.
The goal was avoidable, as most of them were. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez – both of whom ended the night with a pair each - picked through their visitors with too much ease. Ilkay Gundogan volleyed in after Mahrez struck a post.
The game was done and Hasenhuttl knew it. He also knew that this might have been very different, as strange as that may seem after Manchester City thumped five.