Manchester City must pick themselves off the floor for Sunday’s visit of Newcastle in the Premier League after their painful Champions League exit or risk ending the season empty-handed, with Liverpool on the prowl.
Pep Guardiola’s men, reeling after blowing a two-goal lead in the final minute of their semi-final against Real Madrid to lose 6-5 on aggregate, are one-point clear of the second-placed Reds but have the disadvantage of playing after their rivals for the second consecutive weekend.
Liverpool is set to play Tottenham on Saturday.