Anthony Martial reacts on Twitter to Tiemoue Bakayoko’s goal versus Manchester City

I think we now have to try to emulate that. The former Everton defender also condemned their first-half display but thinks they should have gone through to the last eight of the competition.

“We were very sloppy and not up to our standard in the first half”, Stones told British broadcaster “BT Sport”. I did it all my career in that way. The problem was the first half when we were not there.

“If one team scores 124 goals and you are thinking about only defending for 90 minutes because we won one game 5-3, you kill yourself”.

Falcao picked up the injury late in Saturday’s home game against Bordeaux, where he came on as a substitute during the second half.

That’s some praise from Guardiola, considering he led Barcelona to two Champions League trophies and three Spanish titles with a brand of attacking football that thrilled fans around the world.

Monaco has been in an nearly identical position before, overturning a 4-2 loss away to Real Madrid in the first leg to reach the semifinals in 2004 – the year it reached the final.

But while the Spanish coach can boast the best record of any manager in Europe after 100 games, he showed tactical naivety by starting with only Fernandinho in the middle of the park against a side who had already scored 123 goals this season. Now, we hope to go even further, we must not blush before the other teams qualified in the quarters.

The FC panel preview Manchester City’s leg two clash against Monaco in the UEFA Champions League. To go through to the quarter-finals again is also recognition of the work we have done on an global level.

“Playing like we have done this season, like in the second half, would have been enough”.

“I think their individual quality will be unsafe and they can score at any time”, he warned.

While City’s owner Sheikh Mansour will give Guardiola time and plenty of money to get things right next season, the reality is the Spaniard’s first year at the helm will be classed as a major disappointment unless City go on to win the FA Cup.

Speaking to ManCity.com, Guardiola said: “We played exceptional in the second half, but the first one we forgot to be there“.

Monaco are three points clear of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1, with both the side enjoying a renaissance under Leonardo Jardim, and Guardiola is extremely wary of the threat City face.