Parling acknowledged it “wasn’t appropriate for viewers to see” him confronting Doyle.

City face a steep uphill task to reach the quarter-finals after Federico Valverde’s stunning first-half hat-trick propelled Real to a 3-0 win.

Jadon Sancho opened the scoring in the 25th minute.

Moyes focused on an important moment for his side rather than the drama that followed.

Itoje says ‘rugby needs more eyes on it, not less’.