Man City have won both of their league fixtures this season in addition to two European ties, but West Ham were dumped out of the Europa League on Wednesday night and will enter this match short of confidence
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The 19-year-old Nigerian forward was handed a start in the game as Fabian Delph’s 56th-minute effort sealed the win on Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium with City progressing into the Champions League group stages 6-0 on aggregate
Guardiola, who helped sanction a new two-year deal for Iheanacho, stated that among other things, he likes the alertness of the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup star
The hosts opened their campaign with a draw against newly-promoted Middlesbrough, and will be hopeful of springing a surprise this weekend to claim their first win of the season
Iheanacho, who played a part in City’s 2-1 win over Sunderland at the weekend, made the 21-man squad to travel to Romania
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach has replaced Manuel Pellegrini and Iheanacho has acknowledged that he and his teammates must quickly buy into the philosophy of the Spaniard as they prepare for the new season
The Manchester derby will play host to another meeting between the pair this season following their appointments this summer, but Guardiola insists that facing the likes of Mourinho and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp help him to improve
The 45-year-old is replacing Manuel Pellegrini in the Etihad hot seat and will address City supporters “under the shadow of the new badge” at Manchester Town Hall on Sunday, the club has announced
Pellegrini has avoided a semi-final showdown against Bayern boss, Pep Guardiola, who will take over from the Chilean manager at City this summer, but a final between the two remains on the cards
Pep Guardiola was also thought to be high on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich’s list, but after the Bayern Munich boss opted for Manchester City, the West London outfit have been considering other candidates
“I remember when Pep was at Barcelona, he got rid of Yaya Toure to bring a young Sergio Busquets in. At the time, people thought he was crazy to do it but it proved the right decision
The Spaniard, who has won 19 trophies in his eight years of management, has been widely linked with the Premier League outfit ever since he announced his decision to leave Bayern Munich when the current campaign comes to a close in the summer
Manchester City have been heavily linked with the Spaniard, but French journalist, Thierry Marchand, recently stated on TV show L’Equipe du Soir that United officials spoke with Guardiola at the Hotel Bristol in the capital of France
Forty-four-year-old Guardiola has been in charge at the Allianz Arena since 2013, during which time he has guided the Bavarians to five trophies
Three of those goals were scored by Luis Suarez, who seems to have now found his feet following his big-money summer switch from Liverpool. The Uruguayan international has scored five goals in his last two outings and 10 in eight appearances
Bayern went out against eventual champions Real Madrid in the last four in 2014, and Cristiano Ronaldo and company now set their sights on becoming the first team to defend the title in the Champions League format
Guardiola indicated that Spanish midfielder, Javi Martinez, could start, more than eight months after tearing cruciate ligaments in his left knee during the German Super Cup match against Borussia Dortmund in mid-August
The result means Bayern, who beat Hertha Berlin 1-0 on Saturday to go 15 points clear, have taken the title for a record 25th time, while Pep Guardiola has his 19th major honour as a coach and fifth league title
The 44-year-old succeeded Pep Guardiola as Barca B coach and led them back to the second tier of Spanish football for the first time in 11 years in his second season
The Spaniard declined to accuse Rooney after the match but he did not hide his dismay at the sending-off