The attacking initiatives of Mahrez, Gundogan and Foden did not take the direction of the goal, while the only opportunity of the Championship set, by Fuchs, came to be denied by Ederson.
In the second half, without Rúben Dias on the field, the Manchester team tried to reach the opening goal in the 60th minute, through Mahrez, in a well-crafted move on the right of the attack.
Half a dozen minutes later, it would be Phil Foden's turn to isolate Jack Grealish, who didn't hesitate to extend the lead, although the last ranked of the Championship still threatened to reduce soon after, by Marriott.