While the players stood in the tunnel waiting on the away side to emerge for the second half, a group huddled around Guardiola as he reeled off tactical instructions. He spoke with Phil Foden, Nico O’Reilly and Jeremy Doku, filling their head with enthusiastic messages, as Rico Lewis, Oscar Bobb and Rayan Ait-Nouri were sacrificed.

Bayer Leverkusen stunned Manchester City with a memorable 2-0 Champions League win, punishing Pep Guardiola’s heavily rotated side with a disciplined and fearless performance. Kasper Hjulmand’s team produced one of the competition’s biggest shocks this season,

Savinho is among those who should be axed by Pep Guardiola ahead of the Premier League clash between Man City and Leeds United.

Manchester City suffered a rare Champions League defeat at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday as Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen claimed a stunning 2-0 victory to end the hosts' 23-game unbeaten home run in the competition's group or league stage.

Alejandro Grimaldo and Patrik Schick scored as Bayer Leverkusen beat Manchester City to move 13th in the Champions League standings.

Pep Guardiola's 100th Champions League game in charge of Manchester City ended in disappointment after the much-changed hosts were stunned by Bayer Leverkusen. Guardiola made 10 changes following their Premier League loss at Newcastle on Saturday, but the decision backfired in calamitous fashion as they fell to back-to-back defeats.

Pep Guardiola made 10 changes from the weekend defeat at Newcastle United with Nico Gonzalez the only survivor. The result was a disjointed and flat performance and ultimately a damaging European defeat ahead of a trip to Real Madrid next month.

Manchester City are aiming to bounce back from a Premier League defeat when they face Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night. These two teams are facing off for the very first time, with the depleted visitors targeting an upset triumph at the Etihad, having moved up to third in the Bundesliga on Saturday.