Following Manchester City’s extraordinary 3-3 draw at home to Feyenoord in the Champions League last November, when they threw away a 3-0 lead in 15 crazy minutes at the end of the group tie, there was concern in the dressing room.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said defender John Stones faces a long spell on the sidelines and may have to undergo surgery in the next few days

Pep Guardiola accepted Manchester City had been outplayed as their Champions League campaign came to a limp end with a 3-1 defeat at Kylian Mbappe-inspired Real Madrid. Mbappe scored a brilliant hat-trick in the second leg of their play-off at the Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday to power the holders into the last 16 6-3 on aggregate.