There is enough at stake in a Champions League last-16 second leg for there to be no need for added incentives but Samir Nasri has one on Tuesday night.
He rolled out of the Premier League last summer, unwanted by Pep Guardiola amid suggestions he had come back from his break overweight. He failed City fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura's strict summer speed and stamina tests and did not start a single pre-season friendly.
When he was left out of City's Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest and told to look for a loan it was evident that he would not be playing out his contract until 2019 at the Etihad.