Well, as it turns out, City got their pals at EA Sports to mock up Nasri scoring against United at Eastlands from an early version of FIFA 12. Really. Leaving aside the obvious hilarity of something quite so pathetic, it seems that City don't expect Nasri to find the net until April 28.
They weren't done there though. A slightly odd video was posted on City's Facebook page that showed Nasri walking through the club's offices. Not doing anything else, you understand - just walking through the office. A surreal moment arrives when Patrick Vieira emerges from an office - like he's just been doing some photocopying or something - before the glorious denouement of the piece, as Nasri reaches Garry Cook's office.
In fine Brentian style, Cook welcomes the new boy by saying: "How are you brother?"