We will see and talk to the doctors.
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“All we can do is play better every time and then people will say, “I spent 90 minutes there and I had fun”.
He has scored more times in the Premier League than any City player and needs another 34 goals to become the club’s greatest ever goal scorer by overtaking Eric Brook, who scored 178 in the 1920s and 1930s.
“We played really good against Monchengladbach, but there are other teams that are more candidates – Barcelona, Madrid or Bayern are the type of the teams that are always there”.
“I can not teach him that but he has to know that behind the rest of the team wants to help him and that is what I want to convince him”. What I do know is that we can’t try and play them at their own game as we did last season at the Etihad.
Schubert added: “Against the top teams in the Champions League we must play to our limit in terms of running and battling, but also show our qualities in one-on-ones”.
“We can not make something good in the Champions League in the up-coming years without them”.
“With this spirit and the way we’ve played in these games, I am confident I am going to enjoy this year”.
Bournemouth are next in the firing line, although at least they will not have to face suspended City forward Sergio Aguero, who has scored nine goals in five games this season.
Guardiola has already signed the likes of Nolito, Leroy Sane, Ilkay Gundogan and John Stones for the Citizens, and is said to have his next targets in mind. He’s a special player. He doesn’t allow you to relax, and that is good.
Ilkay Gundogan had a sparkling debut this week in the Champions League but Guardiola remains cautious of the German midfielders condition.
Guardiola told journalists: “I don’t think tomorrow will be enough”. The first half perhaps I wasn’t so happy, I lost a lot of balls but the second half was a bit better. Of course he’s going to help us a lot this year.
Silva was not risked after suffering a slight injury in a light training session.
The Spaniard, whose side host Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, claims he can never be truly happy with a performance.
Borussia coach Andre Schubert admitted it had not been a good trip.
“Tomorrow at three o’clock we start again”. Everything’s run against us.
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“It’s very different to three days at home”. However, the City train is firmly under the direction its conductor, Kevin De Bruyne, who scored the opener against Man United and very almost grabbed the victor himself before Iheanacho slotted home his rebound. We couldn’t stop their build-up. “That’s why Manchester City won so clearly”.
