56 shots but only six goals - why are Man City wasting so many chances?

Manchester City set a new Champions League record on Tuesday night after recording an incredible 22 shots on goal in the first half against Crvena Zvezda in the Champions League. Yet the only goal of the game at the break came from the visitors.

It was an almost identical story to the previous game at West Ham. City had all the chances, missed some sitters, but were 1-0 down at the interval. Pep Guardiola said his players were angry at half-time at the London Stadium, before turning things around to win 3-1. Three days later, there was less anger in the dressing room, but a similar resolve to turn things around and the same result by full time.

Over the course of the West Ham and Red Star games, City recorded almost 60 shots on goal. Yes, they scored six, but the 11 per cent conversion rate from 56 efforts feels uncharacteristically wasteful. It felt telling that no side has ever matched City's 22 first-half efforts on Tuesday in Europe from a half when they didn't even score.

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Before examining why City have been so wasteful - if that is the right word - it's worth pointing out that Guardiola himself isn't concerned. He never is, as long as the chances are being created. Remember when he called the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest one of City's best performances of the season last year?

"The last two games I didn't know how many chances we missed," Guardiola said on Tuesday, unconcerned. "We played really, really good but we were not able to score goals. We were consistent and in the end we won the game. Having 22 shots on goal