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One of the biggest red flags for Pep Guardiola in his first season in charge of Manchester City came at Monaco. Their form had been too inconsistent to challenge for the Premier League against Antonio Conte's relentless Chelsea side but there were still faint hopes of European glory in the hands of a man whose worst Champions League finish was a semi-final exit.

City were favourites as they headed to Monaco for the second leg of their last-16 clash after a football feast at the Etihad ended in a 5-3 win. All the Blues had to do was protect their two-goal lead and they would be through.

Except, this being Guardiola , his idea of protecting the lead was to take the game to Monaco and impose their football on their opponents to see out the game. This felt uncomfortable

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