Published: 22:24, 1 October 2025 | Updated: 22:24, 1 October 2025

A guy hailing from a village near Oldham decided to rent a McLaren and whizz it through Monte Carlo in the hours before an increasingly familiar story for Pep Guardiola.

The exact location of his home was quickly apparent because on the roof of the sports car fluttered a Manchester City flag with the name Dobcross plastered across it.

Quite the spectacle for the locals who have to prove how wealthy they are before purchasing property here. All good fun, racing within the law, something a bit different in a principality of plastic.

He drove around the Monaco Grand Prix circuit without a care in the world but City were later taken for the proper spin as they threw away victory via a late penalty notched by Eric Dier.

Nico Gonzalez’s high boot on Eric Dier was enough for VAR to suggest that Jesus Gil Manzano blow for a very late spot kick and before that decision was made came a mass brawl, red cards for members of backroom staff from both benches...