Kevin De Bruyne was the only player left on the Etihad pitch half an hour after full-time, with fans in the corporate boxes still chanting his name.
De Bruyne waved to the gallery with his two young boys running around on the grass in tow.
It is fair to speculate that both infants got closer to their old man, and Manchester City’s match-winner, than opposition midfielders Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante did on Saturday.
De Bruyne ran rings around Chelsea, particularly after half-time, as City extended their lead over the visitors to 13 points.