Sterling, Silva return for Man City

United are back in the Champions League after a painful exile last season, their first run-out seeing Memphis Depay make a quick return to the club he left in the summer.

The Italians protested furiously that Chiellini had been fouled but then produced an impressive response to come from behind and close out the win.

Mario Mandzukic converted Paul Pogba’s superb lofted pass to level with 20 minutes to play and Alvaro Morata got the better of City debutant Nicolas Otamendi – on for Kompany, who Pellegrini later confirmed had sustained a calf injury – to rifle a brilliant victor beyond Joe Hart.

City parlayed their excellent work thus far in Premier League by controlling the match from the outset.

After five straight wins in the Premier League, it was a first setback of the season for Manuel Pellegrini’s City, whose home form has bedevilled them in their unsuccessful attempts to progress beyond this tournament’s last 16 in the last four seasons.

“We are playing a very strong Juventus”.

“We are not thinking where we are going to get to in this year’s Champions League we are just thinking about tomorrow”, he added, according to the official City website.

37-year-old Buffon admits he and his teammates aren’t happy with their start, but they are relishing the prospect of facing City tonight.

City would be eyeing their opening fixture with more confidence were it not for the absence of Sergio Aguero, who limped off with a knee injury during Saturday’s 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini thought his team had played the better football, telling BT Sport: “It’s disappointing, I don’t think we deserved to lose”.

“The last two seasons we qualified for the knockout stage despite losing the first game, so there’s nothing to worry about”.

Late on Toure bent a long-range shot towards the top corner which Buffon brilliantly beat away, as the Citizens finished with Bony, De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero on the pitch but the runaway leaders of the Premier League failed to break down a stubborn Juventus defense as they lost 2-1.

Their next two games are trips to face German side Borussia Monchengladbach and Spain’s reigning Europa League winners Sevilla.

“I don’t think this result is just because of Raheem”. This year, we kick off the campaign against Juventus, the 4 time reigning Serie A champions, and last year’s CL runners-up.