Man City get first look at their £33m future in just four touches vs Manchester United

Pep Guardiola was furious at half-time, slamming his water bottle down in frustration at another ball lofted out of play in the vague direction of Jeremy Doku.

His mood wasn't much improved after the break. The long balls stopped, but so did Doku's threat one-on-one against Diogo Dalot, and in turn City's attacking impetus was diluted. Even before the second half restarted, Guardiola had sent new £33m man Savinho out to warm up on the touchline - to huge cheers from the Blues fans at Wembley.

The new man had been included on the bench after joining up with his teammates a few days earlier, and displayed one or two flicks in the low-key keep-up session among the substitutes pre-match. It was a sign of what was to come.

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Within seconds of coming on, Savinho controlled a cross-field ball and got a cross away. He has taken Riyad Mahrez's old shirt number as the Algerian was his inspiration and, while not perfect, the first touch had shades of the king of first touches.

Savinho's second involvement was exciting too. Dropping a shoulder, skipping past his man and darting towards the box. The lay-off to Matheus Nunes allowed another cross into the box.

A third touch from the Brazilian was a dangerous delivery just behind Haaland, and a fourth saw him take up possession inside and set up another attack. City suddenly had a spark they had lacked for the previous hour.

There were still examples of what is a raw winger as he joined a number of his teammates in putting the ball out of play, but the link-up was good and his through balls as impressive as his crosses. It's easy to