Everyone bangs on about Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, but if Manchester City seek encouragement that all is not lost, they do not have to think back even that far.
Last Wednesday, to be precise. Specifically, the second half. Liverpool defended magnificently, yes, and if they do so again, it is hard to see City scoring three. But put that aside for a moment and think of how the first half ended and the second panned out.
It was a different Liverpool, once they were 3-0 up. They sat deeper. They invited City on. They probably didn't mean to.