Manchester City’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea conjured up unfamiliar emotions for Aymeric Laporte, with the Frenchman coming unstuck in a Premier League fixture for the first time.
The 24-year-old linked up with City during the January transfer window earlier this year.
Pep Guardiola invested £57 million ($73m) in him as he sought to add another important piece to a defensive jigsaw .
Laporte helped the Blues to wrap up a record-breaking title triumph in 2017-18 without suffering a reversal along the way.
He then contributed to City enjoying a 15-game unbeaten opening to the current campaign.