A year ago it would have been challenging to recall five notable Pep Guardiola defeats. The manager’s status as the best of his generation was assured, with Manchester City’s dominance acting as a PhD thesis in how to dominate football.

Once the dashing star of the Champions League show, this is now a team whose response to every opposition attack is little more than an "uh oh, Spaghetti-o." The City team you thought you knew is gone.