A Champions League dead rubber behind closed doors, with top spot in the group already secured. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, quite a bit, as it turned out. Pep Guardiola will not have lost too much sleep over Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat at RB Leipzig in December but Kyle Walker’s rush of blood during the closing stages had consequences he must begin to address tonight.
The England right-back was sent off for kicking out at Leipzig striker Andre Silva and handed a three-match ban by UEFA. Although City are appealing the severity of that punishment, they are without Walker for Tuesday’s last-16 encounter with Sporting Lisbon.
