As Manchester City seek to get back to their best we can see a conflict between what Pep Guardiola wants his side to be and what they are.

The victory in their league-phase finale secured Pep Guardiola's men a spot in the two-legged playoff knockout round. They finished 22nd in the table, three places above elimination. They face either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the knockout stage.

Manchester City scraped through to the playoff knockout round of the Champions League with a 3-1 win Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday as Liverpool wrapped up top spot in the group phase.

His team barely scraped through to the knockout rounds, needing a 3-1 win over Club Brugge to finish 22nd. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Manchester City survived a huge scare as they scraped into the Champions League play-offs with victory over Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium .

The victory in their league-phase finale secured Pep Guardiola's men a spot in the two-legged play-off knockout round

It’s been a long time since Pep Guardiola showed us his tactical genius. He used to be the most consistent innovator in the game, an incessant thirst for new ideas driving him to colossal ...

As Manchester City seek to get back to their best we can see a conflict between what Pep Guardiola wants his side to be and what they are.

Manchester City clawed their way into the UEFA Champions League play-offs for a place in the last-16 with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge in the final fixture of the competition’s league phase. A

Manchester City kept their Champions League campaign alive by beating Belgian side Club Brugge 3-1 in a nervy must-win match on Wednesday thanks to goals from Mateo Kovacic and substitute Savinho, and a Brugge own goal.

Manchester City defeated Club Brugge 3-1 in the Champions League. Here are the players who surprised — and the ones who disappointed.