If Pep Guardiola has never denied his share of responsibility in this collapse, the latter also bears the signature of the players, and in particular that of Erling Haaland. So often quick to light up Manchester City’s evenings for two years,

Perhaps Erling Haaland's father needs to change his lasagna recipe. When the burly Norwegian barrelled through the English top flight right from a brace on his Premier League debut, he put his prolific form down to the pasta dish his dad cooked up before each gameday.