It took Pep Guardiola about 20 seconds to signal that he was bored with talking about Manchester City's absent midfielder Rodri.
He took his seat in the media conference room at St James' Park less than half an hour after his side's 1-1 draw with Newcastle.
The first question? Does that game show how pivotal Rodri is to your team?
Guardiola drew breath and replied: "We played really good with Kova [Mateo Kovacic], Bernardo [Silva] and Rico [Lewis].”
Four of the seven questions posed to Guardiola centred around Rodri in some form.
And that was after a similar line of questioning immediately after the televised early kick-off on Saturday, with Guardiola telling BBC Match of the Day that his midfield were "magnificent".