Man City must break recent Champions League habit vs Young Boys

This season, Manchester City have had a tendency to dominate games but fail to put the nail in the coffin until late in the day - or at all.

The Blues had 69 per cent possession against Wolves and completed more than double the amount of passes but came away from Molineux with no points. The win over Brighton on Saturday was made needlessly tetchy.

After running the first half, City allowed the Seagulls back into the game and Manuel Akanji’s stoppage-time red card only added to the tension. Pep Guardiola got his team over the line and ultimately that is what matters.

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But he will not be appreciating the bumpy ride of late. Stefan Ortega took the gloves as Ederson was rested following his lengthy travelling during the international break and the German did amply.

However, he was unable to end City’s ongoing five-game streak of being unable to record a clean sheet. In fact, City have managed just three all season. Ultimately, the Treble winners have the ability to outscore any team but as seen against Newcastle, Wolves and Arsenal, this cannot always be relied upon.

In their opening two Champions League games, the trophy holders have conceded at unhelpful moments in the contest. City utterly controlled both matches yet found themselves pegged back in each.

Against Red Star Belgrade, the hosts conceded on the stroke of half-time to go into the interval a goal down. They responded superbly with a reply just seconds after the interval and ended up winning 3-1.

And then in the visit to RB Leipzig, Guardiola saw the Germans equalise against the run of play to make the scores 1-1. A