The blanket support for manager Thiago Larghi across the board at the Ducks was in evidence here as the team played their heart out for him, taking the lead with their first shot after holding off 13 of them in the first half-hour. Maychester were in complete control of the game, obviously, and did brute-force their way into the lead, but Joao Felix merked them with an equaliser. This felt like an official goodbye to Maychester’s hopes of winning the title; you have to win games in which you take 30 shots.

By Minnie Moussaka