The winger opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, slotting in after Nicolas Jackson had put the Man City defence under pressure to force an error and tee up his team-mate for a simple finish.

However, the home side hit back to inflict a 3-1 defeat on the Blues, meaning Madueke was left with a very different feeling at the final whistle to the one he had enjoyed five days earlier, when he also found the net in a 3-1 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

‘We press every game, it’s when we are at our best, that’s what we did and got the first goal,’ reflected Noni after the loss in Manchester.

‘But scoring goals when you lose, it’s not really a great feeling like when we win.’

It wasn’t just the result which took the shine off Madueke’s goal, either, as he believed a lack of sharpness at either end of the pitch cost the Blues the points at the Etihad Stadium.

‘It’s a very disappointing result,’ he continued. ‘It feels hard, for sure. We went there to try to win the game and it wasn’t to be, but I think the manner in which we lost it was difficult to take.

‘It was pretty even in the middle third, but they were just more clinical in both boxes than we were on the day, that’s why we lost. In terms of the attacking sense, I think we were a bit of a blunt sword.

‘I think the game was in the balance at 1-1, for a long period. Then, once they get the second goal, it’s always going to be difficult.

‘They scored a second and a third on the counter-attack. We probably weren’t as organised as we would like in preventing those. We gave away too many on Saturday and they can hurt you on the break.’

Madueke is now focusing on putting it right by getting back to winning ways when we host West Ham United in a week’s time.

He said: ‘We go into every game trying to win. I said earlier in the season that’s the best way. Instead of thinking about the end goal, just try to take care of the process. That’s what we do.

‘We’ve got another game against West Ham at the Bridge, so we’ll try to get three points and bounce back.’