Pep Guardiola’s facet will likely be heading into the conflict on the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night time filled with confidence, after Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 demolition of metropolis rivals Manchester United on the Etihad Stadium.
It was two targets from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez that finally brushed apart Ralf Rangnick’s males within the 187th Manchester derby, sparking a serious inquest into the frailties that had been highlighted within the Manchester United squad.
For Manchester Metropolis nevertheless, the 4-1 win was added to the good thing about having a 5-0 benefit from the first-leg earlier than heading into Wednesday night time’s second-leg conflict in opposition to Sporting CP.
It was an evening to recollect for Bernardo Silva in mid-February, when Manchester Metropolis put 4 targets previous the Portuguese giants inside 45 minutes, to all-but safe their place within the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier competitors.
Targets from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, and a chic long-range effort from Raheem Sterling accompanied Bernardo Silva’s brace at Estádio José Alvalade, giving Rúben Amorim’s facet little to no hope once they head to the North-West of England this week.
Pep Guardiola and his Manchester Metropolis squad have been placing collectively their remaining preparations on the Metropolis Soccer Academy coaching pitches on Tuesday afternoon, and photographers had been there to seize the Premier League giants in motion.
Right here is your pre-Champions League last-16 second-leg coaching gallery:
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Pep Guardiola was eager to showcase his skills in entrance of his first-team stars at Manchester Metropolis, because the boss was captured juggling a Champions League ball.
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