The leaders’ pristine record is maintained. This game had lurched into stoppage time at the end when Samir Nasri eked out rare space in the penalty area and spat a shot at goal which Alex McCarthy could only push out into the six-yard box with his centre-halves wrong-footed. There was Kelechi Iheanacho,
introduced as a substitute seconds earlier, to convert with his first touch and extend his team’s advantage at the top.