City are due to play Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, and will be keen to get the game scheduled for Wednesday to allow them sufficient time to prepare to face the Cherries.
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“Obviously City have an outstanding squad with many world-class players”.
“We are disappointed for the fans because 90 percent of them will probably not be able to watch the re-arranged game”, said Moenchengladbach midfielder Oscar Wendt.
The Champions League starts for City on Tuesday, and with it comes a very tough challenge in the form of Bundesliga contenders Borussia Mönchengladbach, one of Germany’s best teams. We know that we have to push ourselves to the limit because we are playing against a team with some great individuals.
The Champions League match between Manchester City and Monchengladbach will be available on Fox Soccer 2 Go (subscription service). So we have to improve. “I was convinced by him before the game and it was the same after”.
With Celtic and also Barcelona to contend with they find themselves in one of the toughest groups, but Redknapp feels Guardiola’s side are contenders for the trophy.
With a trip to Celtic to follow, and then an emotional double-header against his former club Barcelona, Guardiola knows City can not afford to make a sluggish start at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
“They have a lot of quality”.
“I got a lot of criticism a year ago which I thought was a bit unfair but I’ve forgotten about that”.
Pep Guardiola – “It was a pleasure to be the coach of Barcelona and Bayern and [with] their history they are used to reaching semis and finals. The draw was hard for us, Barcelona was there, especially with Gladbach”. Guardiola has already referred to the competition as “beautiful” this season and City obviously want to make an impact.
“It raises any players’ game when there’s four or five players who can play your position”, Sterling told British media.
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They will be boosted by their performance against Manchester United last weekend, when they cut through the Red Devils with consummate ease and overwhelmed Jose Mourinho’s men in the first half. City, meanwhile, are only set to be without captain Vincent Kompany.
