Yaya Toure could be forgiven for being a little rusty. Thirty-eight minutes into his shock Manchester City return away at Crystal Palace and another pass went astray.
Inside the penalty area, Sergio Aguero went scrambling to recover the loose ball — but he made it, and played it back into the midfielder's feet.
From there, it was a revival of the old Toure: another pass — this time razor-sharp — was sent into the feet of Nolito; it came back to Toure and he crashed his shot into the top corner.
Sure, it took a deflection — but for a brief moment it was a sight of the talent that has powered so much of City's success in the Abu Dhabi age.