omens

Even City manager Pep Guardiola sensed the bad omens, saying: "When I saw the fire before the game I thought 'the journalists have their headlines already'."

And with the way in which the balls ran during the closing stages he may feel that the omens are in his favour this time around.

The omens, in terms of character compatibility, don’t look instantly great.

Does Bob, as he's more affectionately known, believe in omens?

The omens for the coming days are not good.