Manchester City scored three second half goals to come back from the brink of elimination and advance to the UEFA Champions League’s inaugural knockout round playoffs following a thrilling 3-1 victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday night.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is not entirely sold on the new Champions League format after his team barely scraped through to the knockout round, but called the experience an "incredible lesson" for his team.

MANCHESTER CITY 3-1 CLUB BRUGES - OLIVER HOLT AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: We need not have worried. Pep Guardiola need not have worried as they came from behind to win.

Guardiola has spent his entire Manchester City career urging the team to slow their play, now he's telling them to go direct. Why?

It is a source of some bewilderment that Guardiola, of all coaches, should have allowed such a key part of his team to fall into decline

Manchester City are enduring by far their toughest season since the arrival of Pep Guardiola, and arguably since Roberto Mancini took charge. Their spiral kicked off with the cruciate ligament injury

Manchester City welcome Club Brugge to Etihad Stadium for their biggest game of the season, looking to avoid a catastrophic early exit.

Manchester City are through to the Champions League knockout phase play-offs after a 3-1 comeback victory against visiting Club Brugge on the final

Pep Guardiola was shellshocked after Manchester City's collapse against Paris Saint-Germain left them on the brink of elimination from the Champions League. City's capitulation in Paris is the ...

The relentless assault continued, and in the 77th minute, Savinho sealed Brugge’s fate. Connecting with a precise cross from John Stones, the Brazilian’s first touch was immaculate, and his lethal finish into the bottom left corner crushed any hopes of a Brugge resurgence.

Just two days after completing his transfer to Manchester City, Egyptian international forward Omar Marmoush will make his debut for the Sky Blues as he has been included in Pep Guardiola's starting lineup for Chelsea\s clash on Saturday.