Come the final whistle there didn’t feel like there were many positives to take from last night’s match from a Manchester City point of view. How they collapsed late to fall to a 3-2 defeat to

Manchester City threw away the lead twice as they lost 3-2 to Real Madrid in the Champions League play-off round. Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead just before the midway point of the first half as Erling Haaland finished well from close range after Josko Gvardiol had chested down Jack Grealish’s sumptuous ball into the box.

For all their achievements and bursts of quality, age, recurring mistakes and fragility are simply what City are these days