Despite missing five of his last nine spot kicks the Algerian winger, signed for £60million from Leicester City in the summer, insisted it would not affect him.
Pep Guardiola, who insisted Mahrez take the penalty and defender John Stones both commented that he'd been striking them well in training, so maybe his confidence is not misplaced.
Speaking after the game, in quotes appearing on 'MailOnline' Mahrez commenetd: ''It's football, it's life,''.
''It won't affect me at all. Everyone misses penalties, even big, big players. Of course I wanted to score to help the team to win.''
''It is part of football, you have to go forward and stay strong. Sometimes you score, sometimes you miss. But the most important thing is the performance was very good.''