Three weeks after ending Manchester United's hopes of a Champions League triumph this season, Atletico Madrid return to the city tonight looking to inflict the same punishment on the noisy neighbours as the one they handed Ralf Rangnick's side prior to the international break.
This time, Manchester Airport won't be the toughest obstacle for the La Liga side to overcome, with City posing a far bigger test of strength than a United side bereft of ideas and self-belief. For manager Diego Simeone, it represents another opportunity to showcase his project to a wider European audience, it could also act as another chance to prove why he is deserving of a Premier League job sometime in the future.
Simeone has previously been backed for the United role, with club great Gary Neville even suggesting him for the role following the Champions League tie last month.
