Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim is not expecting Manchester City to take their foot off the pedal when the two sides meet in the second-leg of their Champions League last-16 game at the Etihad tonight (Wednesday).
City, who restored their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 win over neighbours Manchester United on Sunday, already have one foot in the quarter-finals after winning the first-leg 5-0 in Portugal last month. Goals from Bernardo Silva (2), Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling sealed an emphatic victory for Pep Guardiola's men, who already have a foot in the last eight alongside Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Considering they take a healthy-sized lead into this evening's second-leg, Guardiola could be forgiven for making wholesale changes and not going at Sporting at full throttle. However, Sporting chief Amorim is anticipating another stern test from a strong City line-up.
