There is always a natural sense of anti-climax when a title race becomes a procession. While it is a truth universally acknowledged that football and inevitability make for staid bedfellows, it would be a shame if Manchester City's canter to the Premier League crown becomes a dissection of their rivals' shortcomings.
It should be a celebration of how Pep Guardiola has added Manchester, England, to a list of footballing utopias he has previously been the architect of in Spain and Germany.
On Sunday, as Bernardo Silva's goal eased City to a 14th successive home victory in the Premier League to move 18 points clear at the top of the table and within four wins of the title, all everyone wanted to talk about was how diabolical Chelsea were.