For the most part, it worked. Doku completed 11 dribbles, where he beat his defender and kept hold of the ball, the most by a player in a Premier League game since September 2021 and the most by a City player under Pep Guardiola.

He attempted 16 dribbles in total. Only once has a player attempted more for City under Pep and that was Raheem Sterling against Leeds in 2022. In fact, the top seven dribbles attempted in a Premier League game for City under Pep before this game were all Sterling.

Doku left many City players for dead on multiple occasions (Image: Getty Images)

In the end, though, it was Alexander-Arnold who silenced the crowd with his equaliser and his celebration — but also the rest of his performance.

Pep Guardiola will want even more from the Belgian (Image: PA)

Doku gave him the runaround but Alexander-Arnold won possession more times (10) than any other player, made the joint-most tackles (3) and interceptions (3) for Liverpool and also made the most passes in the City half for Liverpool.