‘We have to do things differently,’ says the managerCity without four key players for visit of PortoPep Guardiola has denied
Manchester City have a mental block in the
Champions League and has instead claimed that their failure to progress beyond the quarter‑finals under his management is solely his fault.
In four years under Guardiola City have reached the last eight three times and the last 16 once. Their campaign last season ended with a 3-1 quarter-final defeat against Lyon. This followed a 4-4 aggregate elimination by
Tottenham on away goals in 2018-19, a 5-1 defeat by
Liverpool in 2017-18, and 6-6 elimination by Monaco, again on away goals, the year before.