A look at the Manchester City starting line-up against Bayern Munich at the Allianz arena for their final group stage match would have left the taste of home concocted sugar-salt and warm water ORS (Oral rehydration Salt) in any Arsenal’s fan chops.
Pep Guardiola’s Munich machine was going to chew this version of the Manuncian blues to bits: No Yaya Toure, no Sergio, no Negredo, no Kompany. For a team struggling on its travels, having the spine of the team absent while away to the Ribery charged, Goetze engineered seven star UEFA Champions League defending champions was sure to be suicidal.
Pellegrini’s men to do the German job of a two goal margin win, that would see Manchester City take control of the group and land a favourable draw in the last 16; included just a recovering Silva, a Dzeko with bench imprints on his tooche, a beleaguered Joe Hart and the supporting cast of the likes of Jesus Navases,Kolarovs and Lescots.
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