Man City boss fined for pro-Catalonia message

“The best example (of that being dangerous) was two days ago”.

Arsene Wenger’s side know full well of the qualities the former Molde ace possesses, having played against Basel twice in the Champions League last season.

Well – what can we say about tonight.

City advanced 5-2 on aggregate and became the second English team through to the quarterfinals, after Liverpool from Tuesday.

Hardly likely tonight. But stick with us to find out.

All three Premier League clubs watched Elyounoussi put in a man-of-the match performance during Basel’s shock 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

“We play them in two or three weeks so I intend to take a look”, the manager said, “But it is a big derby, an English classic, the history of both teams is incredible”.

“When they are talking about us as favourites to win the Champions League it is an honour”.

Manchester City’s lackluster display on the day was partly understandable, considering the game was a dead rubber for the Premier League side.

“Maybe it was because we had less pressure, that we had nothing to lose”, suggested Elyounoussi. Just be relaxed, be calm and focus on Stoke.

“It is more important what happens in the team than what is, in this case, my personal opinion, of course”, he said.

Guardiola also admitted that he doesn’t like City’s fixture being played after all of the weekend matches.

“I always have that thing in my mind”, Guardiola posed in April, when City was long out of the Premier League title race and guaranteed to finish the season without a trophy, “what would have happened if we’d had Gabriel Jesus all season?”

However, the Catalan coach hopes a three-week break following Monday’s trip to Stoke will leave his side refreshed for the last eight.

“He is a good player for the future. We wanted to win and see it through that way”.

Guardiola, meanwhile, has dismissed reports that his agent Josep Maria Orobtig was in Manchester during the week to discuss contracts.

Aguero, though, has fully reestablished himself as Guardiola’s first choice in Jesus’s prolonged absence by doubling his tally for the season in the last two months to move onto 30 goals for the campaign.