Rather, it's because in the second half, against a nearly full-strength Manchester City side who were by no means playing poorly, they had so much momentum that Pep Guardiola chose to play the percentages, replacing Kevin De Bruyne for the more defensive Mateo Kovacic in a bid to preserve the 1-1 draw.
But it's also not something we associate with Guardiola, and the fact that he felt the need to explain it at length to De Bruyne -- going so far as to leaving the bench to sit next to him in the stands and continue their discussion -- underscores just what a departure it was.
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