Confident Pep Guardiola expects 'incredible' Manchester City performance

Only twice in seven attempts so far has Guardiola won through a Champions League semi although events in Paris last week suggested it is highly unlikely that PSG will stop him reaching the showpiece final for the third time

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

For a manager lauded as possibly the greatest in the history of the sport, Pep Guardiola has a curious question mark hovering over just one aspect of his CV. Tuesday night, at the Etihad Stadium, the Manchester City manager sounds like a man ready to take a large step towards putting that particular record straight.

Inter Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid - all have faced Guardiola in Champions League semi-finals in the dozen years since he entered top-level management and all have beaten him.