The Fiver | Rolling over and having your tummy tickled is a very Cityesque thing to do

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It was a great night for the city of Manchester in Big Cup. United won 3-0 at Young Boys, Paul Pogba is delivering on a consistent basis at last, and this Diogo Dalot appears to play like the second coming of Carlos Alberto. Meanwhile City were going down 2-1 at home to Lyon. Now on the face of it, that isn’t a positive. But consider: City were favourites going into this competition, so immediately rolling over and having your tummy tickled at home is a very Cityesque thing to do. Remember those sepia-toned days, pre-Pep, when things would occasionally get Typically City? Winning the title and getting relegated, keeping the ball in the corner to avoid getting relegated and getting relegated, all that? Well, that. It’s one of the main tenets of the City identity and they’ve been in grave danger of losing touch with it. But a time-honoured tradition has been maintained. Something for their fans to celebrate, then. Double double good.

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