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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was delighted to escape a “tough” UEFA Champions League group with a game in hand.

Celtic are in for their last hurrah of the 2016-17 Champions League when they travel to face Manchester City in a dead rubber.

“It’s been great. Playing in games like these and the opportunity to play in the Champions League, it’s an achievement to do that”.

The Argentina worldwide was sent off for a two-footed lunge on David Luiz during his team’s 3-1 defeat by Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday and has been banned for four domestic matches. Now they go 2-0 down against Motherwell at Fir Park and win 4-3. “But many things are going to happen before we get to February”. Hazard’s freedom has also benefited Diego Costa, with the Spaniard also scoring three goals as the London side quietly pulled themselves into fourth place in the league, while he sits comfortably ahead of the pack in the race for top scorer. Eden Hazard applied the finishing touches in the final minute of the game when he beat Kolarov, again, for speed to slot past Bravo. Against Celtic he played the full match but was more frustrating than thrilling. Callum McGregor’s strike halved the deficit before Patrick Roberts brought Celtic level with a 70th minute header.

“What matters how we arrive to the game and how we play every minute and if we can create a lot of chances like we did the last game”. “It is the most important competition in the world”, the Argentine said during a pre-match press conference on Monday.

Having joined City from Fulham last season, he remains happy with his lot and optimistic over making the type of breakthrough Nigeria striker Iheanacho has enjoyed. Fabian Delph could be in line for his first appearance since August.

“Of course I would have preferred to have won against Chelsea and we would be top of the league”. Scott Sinclair will miss out with a hamstring injury, but Patrick Roberts is likely to start. It’s not that Celtic FC has played bad football, but often they have been found wanting in different sections of the field.

“For his qualities though, he is an exceptional player”.

Celtic had a good shout for a penalty ignored when Clichy appeared to pull back Roberts in the area with the Hoops having to settle for a corner instead.

“Celtic have high expectations”, he explained.

Bacary Sagna provided a cross for Iheanacho whose clever backheel nearly caught out Gordon, but the Celtic keeper produced a fine save to prevent City taking a 2-1 lead.

And what the hell is Pablo Zabaleta doing in centre-midfield? “I always keep an eye on them”.

Kelechi Iheanacho found the equaliser soon after for City in an entertaining opening half, but the match eventually petered out to a draw following a less action-packed second period. For this match, he should stick with a tried and tested tactic to avoid any further confusion amongst his players. Our systematic approach in terms of young players coming through, getting in the quality players when they’re available and then looking to develop the club and the team.

It’s obvious that they have grown up these past few months, from the spooked innocents of the Nou Camp to the mature competitors we saw at Etihad Stadium.

Nolito, who assisted Manchester City’s equaliser found the back of the net in the second half but was disallowed due to a tight but correct offside call.