Man City are miles off their brilliant best & if they don't improve - and fast - it's Liverpool's title

Manchester City may well have secured their place as a top seed for the Champions Leagueknockout stages but that is about all that can be said about their drab 1-1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk. 

It was an instantly forgettable game; the sixth meeting in three years of a long-running saga between the two sides that has failed to capture the imagination. 

Europe remains the last unconquered frontier for City under Pep Guardiola, and the competition could yet become the priority when the knockout games start in February.