The biggest statement made at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night was not made by Jack Grealish, scoring his first Premier League goal in 16 months, or by Leicester City’s historically bad attack, only the fourth in league history to suffer seven straight defeats without mustering a single goal.
No, instead it was made by the Manchester City fans who proverbially stuck two fingers up to ownership by boycotting the first nine minutes in protest against club ticketing policy.
News last week that Viagogo would become the ninth external ticketing website to partner with City was the straw that broke the camel’s back for supporters’ groups.