Manchester City's elimination naturally became one of the biggest talking points of the FA Cup fifth round.
For a club accustomed to reaching the latter stages of the competition, going out before the quarter-finals was never going to pass unnoticed.
Their defeat to Wigan had caught plenty of people off guard, particularly given the quality still available to Guardiola on the bench.
But cup football had a way of making reputations irrelevant.
There were no second chances once the final whistle went.
And Wigan, sitting at the top of the Premier League, had given everyone another reminder that they were no longer simply enjoying an unexpected run among the country's best.
They were competing with them.
Following the Wigan game, the remaining results soon gave the quarter-final draw its shape.
Liverpool had been ruthless against Southampton, putting three goals past them without reply.
