desperate to return to winning ways against Borussia
Monchengladbach.
Kevin De Bruyne has urged his Manchester City team-mates to
show what they are made of when they host Borussia
Monchengladbach on Tuesday after Saturday's defeat at the
hands of Stoke City.
Manuel Pellegrini's men have already booked their ticket for the
knockout stages ahead of their final group game, but De Bruyne
wants them to give their all versus Gladbach nonetheless as
they can still pip Juventus to top spot in Group D.
"From our perspective, we just need to win this game and see
where it takes us. We need to react to our loss at Stoke so this
is an opportunity for us to do that quickly," De Bruyne told the
official City website.
"They are probably about where they should be at the moment
in the Bundesliga. They develop young players into future stars
and when they are established they generally move to other
clubs, so it’s not easy for them but that said, I think they have a
really good side just now.
"They are now playing the way they were last season, as their
win over Bayern proves. They have recovered well from a
difficult start and if they have a good second round of
Bundesliga matches I think they should achieve a top-four finish
again.
"It's going to be difficult to finish as group winners but we have
to give ourselves the best chance of that happening by beating
Monchengladbach. Even if Juventus only draw in Sevilla we will
finish second, but we'll try and do our part and then see what
happens in the other game."
City beat Monchengladbach 2-1 in the reverse fixture.
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