“I will not change!” – Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola says he will not change Manchester City’s attacking style ahead of their clash on Sunday.

“No. At the end we have to try. We have to defend better. When we create these kind of chances the opponents have to sit back.

“The problem in Monaco was that in the first half we did not create. We can’t play the way we did in the first 45 minutes, that’s why we are out. But over the two legs, I am very happy.

“Most of the goals we conceded were our mistake, it’s happened many times this season and hopefully it will happen less next season.”

“I’m so happy with the squad, the speculation is normal when you’re out of the competition, it happens everywhere not just in the Premier League,” he said. “But I’ve said many times, I’m so happy working with these guys and how they try to do and how good performances they make.

“We are going to improve a lot with these guys. Next season a lot of these guys will be here. Lessons can be learned, that’s pretty sure. For a lot of my players it’s the first time they’ve played in this competition. We have to improve and we are going to try to be more stable in the next season. There is a big gap to improve.”

Pep Guardiola also confirmed that he was already aware of Yaya Toure’s desire to remain at the Etihad.