RODRI rode to the rescue to stop Sheffield United giving Pep Guardiola a pain in his backside to go with the one in his lumbar region.
City boss Guardiola must have been expecting a routine win at Bramall Lane to cheer him up while he recovers from a back operation in Barcelona.
But for long spells he must have been reaching for the Valium after watching Manchester City blow a host of chances to cut the Blades down to size.
A combination of some woeful finishing and brilliant goalkeeping from Wes Foderingham saw Paul Heckingbottom's side frustrate the European champions for more than an hour.
Erling Haaland missed a first-half penalty, along with two other gilt-edged openings, as United threatened to hold out for a draw and their first point of the season.
Sub Jayden Bogle looked to have done just that with an 85thminute equaliser - after a backheel howler from Kyle Walker - to cancel out Haaland's opener.
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