City moved two points behind league-leaders Arsenal, who host Bournemouth later in the day

Guardiola saluted the impact of England forward Foden, who is starting to recapture his peak form after an inconsistent season

Foden has struggled with an ankle injury he sustained while playing for England at the World Cup in Qatar

Haaland has scored a remarkable 32 goals so far in his first season with City, but the Norway striker still divides opinions as the Premier League champions lack their previous fluency with him in the side

Guardiola added: "Maybe in the second leg I will be crazy and decide to play with nine strikers. But I've coached in this country and I analysed Leipzig and I needed this type of control."

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday his outfit will be perceived to have failed no matter what his side achieves in the Champions League, because of his past success in the competition.

City are also playing under a cloud after being charged with more than 100 breaches of financial rules by the Premier League

The Norwegian scored his 32nd goal of the season to seal the three points that knocked Arsenal off the top of the table for the first time since November.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, however, said his side will be fuelled by anger when they face City in a clash between the Premier League's top two tonight (1am, Thursday, Bangladesh Standard Time).

City, second in the standings and three points behind leaders Arsenal with one more game played, will be hoping to close in on the top spot after they recovered from their recent slump to stroll past Aston Villa with a 3-1 victory on Sunday

Guardiola's current squad is valued at 1.05 billion euros ($1.12 billion) by website transfermarkt and on Sunday he started with the likes of England internationals Kalvin Phillips and Phil Foden and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez on the bench.

"Haaland had a knock, he was uncomfortable," said Guardiola

The Gunners dropped what could be two huge points in the title race when Ivan Toney headed in after a scramble inside the Arsenal area

Kompany retains strong emotional ties with City and, although he would not comment directly on the charges made against the Premier League club, he said it was wrong for outsiders to point the finger of blame at his old club.

Abu Dhabi-backed City were charged by the English top flight on Monday with more than 100 alleged breaches of financial rules between 2009/10 and 2017/18, and referred to an independent commission.

On Monday, the Premier League released a statement where it stated that, “In accordance with Premier League Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred a number of alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules by Manchester City Football Club”

Manchester City have been referred to an independent commission by the Premier League over alleged breaches of its financial rules, the English top flight announced on Monday.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher suggested Erling Haaland may have made the wrong choice in joining Manchester City.

Harry Kane was lauded as the greatest of all time after his record-breaking strike against Manchester City.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland can improve by watching and learning from his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Harry Kane, manager Pep Guardiola said before the Premier League champions travel to the north London club on Sunday.