As Manchester City exterminated yet another record in Kharkiv last night, becoming the first English team to win on the pelouse of Shakhtar Donetsk and join the small number of to score three goals against them in the Champions League, we were left to wonder if City’s profligacy in front of goal might be their biggest enemy this season.
It sounds rather daft after the systematic destruction of Burnley at the weekend added to the sweeping aside of one of Europe’s more robust teams last night, but there will be matches, especially in this competition, where the Blues might only get a handful of chances and need to take most of them.