On the day when Erling Haaland brought up his half-century for the season, he was always going to take the headlines.
And rightly so, given that it has been 92 years since any top-flight player has reached such heights on these shores.
Yet the performance of Julian Alvarez was another timely reminder of a Man City squad that is abundant with quality, as the Argentinian inspired Pep Guardiola’s side to their eighth Premier League win on the trot.
No Kevin De Bruyne. No problem. Guardiola had the luxuries of having a World Cup winner to turn to and after winning the penalty that Haaland slotted coolly, Alvarez scored a quite stunning winner to win the three points that put City back at the top of the table.