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Champions League: Man City players backed to beat Liverpool by executing Guardiola plan
MANCHESTER CITY’s players will step up when needed for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash against Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola's Man City side host Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-final second leg
That is according to former Manchester City defender and Sky Sports pundit Joleon Lescott.
Liverpool go into tonight’s match at the Etihad 3-0 up after the first leg at Anfield.
They are heavy favourites to get the job done and go through to the semi finals.
But Lescott believes City boss Pep Guardiola will have thought up a plan of how to overturn the Reds’ big lead.
There’s a number of top quality players there, so I’m sure just give one of them a chance and they will capitalise
Lescott reckons Guardiola will mostly stick to his natural style of possession football and he thinks his Manchester City players can do what is required.
“I think he’s a firm believer in what he does is the right thing to do,” the pundit said.
“More often than not that is the case, so I’m sure he’s got a plan.
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Lescott has backed Pep Guardiola to execute a plan that can beat Liverpool
“It won’t be too far from what he has done this season to kind of get a result.
“The players he’s got, they will step up.
“There’s a number of top quality players there, so I’m sure just give one of them a chance and they will capitalise.”
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