Champions League: Second-string Manchester City held 1-1 by Celtic

Midfielder Danny Drinkwater picked up a knock in the heavy defeat, but he is suspended for this match as he completes a three-match ban for elbowing Watford’s Valon Behrami in a 2-1 loss to the Hornets on November 19.

The 20-year-old Nigeria striker took his chance at the Etihad Stadium with an eighth-minute goal that cancelled out Celtic’s opener, ironically scored by 19-year-old City loanee Patrick Roberts.

The only bright note from Tuesday’s draw was the return of Kelechi Iheanacho, whose emphatic equaliser bodes well for the coming weeks, as the Nigerian prepares to fill the void left by the suspended, not to mention disgraced, Sergio Aguero.

“With Moussa, I think that was always going to be the case”.

Even if Celtic were to plough every penny of Champions League revenue into players over the course of the next two transfer windows there would still be no guarantee.

Celtic’s Patrick Roberts and Manchester City’s Gael Clichy battle for the ball at the Etihad Stadium.

On Wednesday morning, Greater Manchester Police’s City Centre twitter feed said: “Man arrested Drunk & Disorderly throwing hamburger at police horse ManCity v celticfc got £90 fine”.

“You’ve got a young English talent, a big talent, and I’m sure there’ll be a big career for him here”.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes that Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United have been unlucky in recent weeks, and commented on where he thinks they may finish this season.

He will look to add two or three players of a similar ability and status as winger Scott Sinclair, and likely in each area of the team.

“The Champions League is not easy, especially for the teams who don’t have a lot of experience in Europe”. We can not forget that guys. “At times we have been this season and it showed in some of the performances”. You have to win that respect through our performances through the next years.

‘He’s just a very good all-round footballer.

Celtic bows out of European competition this season with three points from a tough Group C, having drawn home and away with City and at Borussia Monchengladbach.

Manchester City must bounce back quickly from their defeat to Chelsea to stay in the title race, according to defender Pablo Zabaleta. With the exception of this season’s coruscating win over Barcelona, there have been relatively few moments of real high drama for Blues fans to appreciate. “We are disappointed not to have won at least one of the games against City”.

Iheanacho then fired just wide as City looked to complete a rapid turnaround, but Celtic remained a threat at the other end, Dembele smuggling the ball past Caballero only to find the side-netting with a wild swing.

The Foxes have lost just one game at home and have an nearly identical record as City on their own patch, with three wins and three draws so far.