Manchester City's awayday blues haunted them again as Monaco snatched a late 2-2 draw in their Champions League league phase clash through Eric Dier's controversial late penalty.

A number of City backroom staff were sent off as tensions boiled over while referee Jesus Gil Manzano was observing the VAR monitor, before he ruled Nico Gonzalez's high boot on Dier in his own box was a foul - despite getting a touch on the ball.

Dier stepped up from 12 yards to send Gianluigi Donnarumma the wrong way, and stretch Man City's winless away run in the tournament into a second year - 12 months to the day since they last won a game on the road at Slovan Bratislava.

Even with that decision, City should have been out of sight after twice hitting the crossbar and racking up 18 shots without managing to add to their first-half Erling Haaland double.

The big Norwegian was in fine form again to score twice before the break from just seven touches - with one a kick-off.

A deft flick on Josko Gvardiol's lofted pass after 14 minutes was his first touch of the night, but the intrigue about his efficiency was shortlived when Jordan Teze...