Juventus XI: Di Gergorio: Danilo, Gatti, Kalulu, Savona; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic

Subs: Perin, Pinsoglio, McKennie, Adzic, Fagioli, Weah, Douglas Luiz, Rouhi, Mbangula

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Doku, Grealish, Haaland

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Hudson, Kovacic, Savinho, Nunes, Foden, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand

The 0-0 draw at Aston Villa last time out was Juve’s first game against a Premier League club since a 4-0 loss at Chelsea in 2021/22 – their heaviest defeat by an English team.

Can they back up that result with a positive outcome against Man City as well?

More from Motta’s press conference where he explained how his young team still have areas to improve. He added: “We are a young team that can improve in every aspect of the game.

“We have shown great character, we grow because we have great solidarity on the pitch. It is a Champions League game, two big clubs facing each other. We have to concentrate on what we have to do, everything else is relative.

“What we do on the pitch is the most important thing.”

Juventus coach Thiago Motta says his team must be ready to defend when they take on Man City who he is expecting to be creative in possession.

At the pre-match press conference yesterday Motta said: “Tomorrow we face a team with certain characteristics: we must be ready to defend well when they attack and play with great quality when we have the ball.

“We will face a team that likes to attack, but we can also create problems when we have the ball. We must have maximum concentration on what we have to do tomorrow.

“In recent years Manchester City has won everything and you just have to congratulate them on the value they have shown. Guardiola is a very good coach, I don’t just say that, the facts prove it. He has won and he has done it consistently.”

Dion Dublin says Pep Guardiola’s previous success at Manchester City mean he is in no danger of losing his job despite a concerning decline in form for his team .

Speaking about whether the club would take the decision to depart with Guardiola’s services if things don’t start to improve Dublin said: “That is never going to happen, they are not going to get rid of him, I think he has got a bit in the bank to be honest.

“Pep will leave the club when he wants to leave the club. Even if they lose another five or six games, it still wouldn’t change anything, in my opinion.

“They will turn it around, I don’t know when they are going to do it, but they are too good, he’s too good and they have too good players. We shouldn’t look into it too deeply.

“Everybody is surprised by City and their slump. I don’t think it’s going to continue, they will go on a run of winning games at some point, they are too good to continue in this state.”

Former England international Dion Dublin says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola remains fireproof even if his side’s slump continues.

City’s season has fallen in on its self in recent weeks, winning just one of their last nine games, which included a sequence of five successive defeats.

They look to be out of the Premier League title race already while also being far from certain to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League ahead of Wednesday’s tie at Juventus.

Defender Ruben Dias also believes City will emerge stronger from their tough period.

He said: “That people doubt us is the one thing that brings you strength, inspires you to be greater.

“This is our legacy – more than the treble, four in a row. All of it is spectacular but I do believe what defines a legacy is how you react in the most difficult moments of your career.

“I’m a true believer that those moments are the ones that define you. We embrace it. Those are the ones I’ll for sure remember later.”

“It’s not a mental thing. It’s about doing the simple things better,” said Pep Guardiola when trying to explain his team’s dip in form.

The Man City boss added: “They are professionals and as much as we are all together, we will be a stronger team. The way we want to play is not going to be changed for obvious reasons, because our success was there.

“I know when we are able to do it, we are able to play good.”

Pep Guardiola says he will not manage another club once he finishes his time at Manchester City and would look to coach a national side if he remains a manager.

Speaking in an interview on the YouTube channel of celebrity chef Dani Garcia, the 53-year-old said: “I’m not going to manage another team.

“I’m not talking about the long-term future but what I’m not going to do is leave Man City, go to another country, and do the same thing as now.

“I wouldn’t have the energy. The thought of starting somewhere else, all the process of training and so on. No, no, no! Maybe a national team, but that’s different.

“I want to leave it and go and play golf but I can’t. I think stopping would do me good.”