James Maddison has been left out in the cold for England by both Gareth Southgate and Lee Carsley this year. Thomas Tuchel might have watched events at the Etihad Stadium with interest.

If the first scarcely left City distraught, with Guardiola unworried by exiting the Carabao Cup, the latest was more emphatic, more dramatic, more chastening, more stunning. Guardiola’s joint heaviest defeat became an embarrassment.

James Maddison scored twice inside the first 20 minutes to put Tottenham 2-0 up at a stunned Manchester City. After losing four games in a row in all competitions for the first time in his managerial career, Pep Guardiola will have expected a reaction from his side after the international break.