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Manchester City vs Feyenoord as it happened: Pep Guardiola's side leave it late

Relive the action from the Etihad Stadium

Wednesday 22 November 2017 00:33 GMT
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City beat Feyenoord 1-0 at home
City beat Feyenoord 1-0 at home (Getty)

Pep Guardiola admitted his Manchester City side were below their best as they edged out Feyenoord 1-0 to top their Champions League group.

City needed an 88th-minute winner from Raheem Sterling at the Etihad Stadium to extend their club record winning run to 17 matches.

By recent standards it was a flat performance from City but, having already secured a place in the last 16, Guardiola chose to focus on the result.

Guardiola said: "A win is better than not. We are going to analyse the performance - the first half we could do better - but sometimes it is difficult having won lots of games and being already qualified. We didn't have the right tension to play but that is normal.

"We are still winning and we made a fantastic goal, from Raz after an excellent pass from (Ilkay) Gundogan."

Relive the action below:

What time does it start?

The game kicks off at 7.45pm on Tuesday 21 November.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be broadcast on BT Sport/ESPN.

It’s a big game for…

Bernardo Silva. The winger has yet to establish himself in City's first team but has been promised a starting role against Feyenoord and has the opportunity to force himself into Guardiola's reckoning for what is a packed fixture list heading into the Chrismas period.

Bernardo Silva in action at Feyenoord
Bernardo Silva in action at Feyenoord (Getty)

Remember when…

City visited Feyenoord in September? The Manchester club racked up three goals within 25 minutes and ran out comfortable 4-0 winners.

Player to watch...

Steven Berghuis. The winger spent last season on loan at Feyenoord from Watford, scoring eight goals, and already has seven this season after making the move permanent in the summer.

Steven Berghuis is in rich form
Steven Berghuis is in rich form (Getty)

Form guide…

Manchester City: DWWWW

Feyenoord: LDWDD

Odds…

Manchester City to win: 7/100

Draw: 10/1

Feyenoord to win: 22/1

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:06

64' - Jurgen Klopp makes a double change as Emre Can and James Milner replace Philippe Coutinho and Alberto Moreno.

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:07

70' - Liverpool have stemmed the tide over the last few minutes. Sevilla aren't coming at them with the same intensity of the opening 15 minutes of this half. Can the Reds find another goal to hand them back full control of this match?

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:14

71' - Liverpool dispossess Sevilla on the edge of the Spanish side's penalty area and Mo Salah takes aim with his lethal left foot. However, his shot is deflected just wide of Sergio Rico's near post.

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:16

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:16

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Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:20

78' - That was almost the match for Liverpool! Mo Salah leads a counter-attack for the visitors before feeding Emre Can, whose square pass to Sadio Mane is cut out at the vital moment by Ever Banega. That would've been a tap-in at the far post for Mane.

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:22

81' - That's not the most composed finish you'll ever see. Emre Can dinks a through ball to Sadio Mane and the Liverpool attacker, with only Sergio Rico to beat, smacks a left-footed shot over the bar on the bounce. 

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:25

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:26

85' - Ever Banega has been absolutely outstanding for Sevilla in this second half. If the hosts get anything from this game, it will be thanks in large part to him.

Liam Corless21 November 2017 21:29

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