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Champions League: Frank Lampard makes big Man City prediction… not good news for Liverpool
CHELSEA legend Frank Lampard believes Manchester City will go all the way and win the Champions League this season.
Pep Guardiola wary of 'unstoppable' Liverpool strikeforce
Manchester City have never won the Champions League or European Cup but Lampard is a huge fan of Pep Guardiola’s side.
City face Liverpool at the quarter-final stage, with the first leg at Anfield tomorrow before the second clash at the Etihad next Tuesday.
Liverpool are the only team to have beaten City in the Premier League this season, a 4-3 win in January.
But Lampard is expecting City, whom he played a season for towards the end of his career, to come out on top and lift the trophy come the final in Kiev on May 26.
Frank Lampard has predicted Man City to win the Champions League this season
If they play with the quality and the teamwork and the individuals that they have in their team, I think they’re ready to take on the best
“I am going to go for City,” he said on BT Sport.
“They’ve got very tough games and we’ll come to that later and tomorrow I’m sure.
“But in terms of the way they play, if they play with the quality and the teamwork and the individuals that they have in their team, I think they’re ready to take on the best.”
Manchester City can secure the Premier League title this Saturday when they host rivals Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola's Man City face Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals
Three points would mean Jose Mourinho’s second-placed side could not catch Guardiola’s men.
City have already won the Carabao Cup this season, beating Arsenal 3-0 in the final.
Champions League glory would complete the treble in Guardiola’s second season in charge.
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