Champions League
With Mahrez-Fontaine-Sterling attacking City against Sporting
With an attacking three-pointer from Mahrez-Fontaine-Sterling and De Bruyne on the axis, Pep Guardiola will field Manchester City against Sporting in the first game between the two sides for the Champions League 16.
Rahim Sterling excelled last Saturday in the Premier League against Norwich when he scored a hat-trick and Pep Guardiola rewarded him by keeping him in the top two for the Champions League consonants in Manchester City’s starting XI against Sporting Lisbon ( February 15, 10 p.m., COSMOTE SPORT 3 HD and LIVE from Sportish).
His attacking supporters are Fontaine and Mahrez, with De Bruyne occupying a midfield position along with Rodri and Bernardo Silva.
Manchester City squad: Anderson, Stones, Dias, Laport, Cancello, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Fontaine, Sterling
As for the host Sporting, Ruben Amorim chose the following for the Lions original form: Adan, Esgalo, Koates, Onassio, Poros, Palinia, Nounies, Reyes, Sarabia, Paulinho, Gonzalves
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