Add to that a harsh first-half red card and it is no surprise that Honda helped himself to a hat-trick.
As the cards stacked up against PSG, the need for an away goal piled on top of the harsh first-half dismissal of talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic, it was the Premier League leaders who cracked under pressure, a fact acknowledged by a despairing Mourinho in the aftermath.
It would have been harsh on City if Steven Fletcher, in a first half one-on-one created by Adam Johnson, and Johnson himself with a shot from outside the penalty area soon afterwards, had not been thwarted by fine saves from goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
"We had a great first half.
Chrysler had a good first half.
"They played a good first half.
"It was a disappointing first half.
Here's a little more of Wenger, speaking to Sky Sports: "We played a very good first half and were unlucky to concede a goal just before half-time because the free-kick was very harsh.
"They had a reasonably good first half.
We had a pretty awful first half.
"He had a very lively first half.
