Sunday 15 October 2017 23:52, UK
Pep Guardiola says Man City will not underestimate the talent and skill of Italian side Napoli on Tuesday in the Champions League.
The teams meet at The Etihad with City currently on a run of nine straight wins in all competitions.
They have won seven of their opening eight Premier League fixtures and, on Saturday, beat Stoke 7-2 which takes their impressive tally to 37 goals in 11 games in all matches this season.
However, this week's fixture will certainly be one of the toughest they have faced so far, as Napoli currently stand atop of Serie A with maximum points from eight games.
And Guardiola insists his players will be fully focused: "I am going to show to my players on Monday, Tuesday, how good a game they (Napoli) are going to play.
"I will show them, like I showed them Shakhtar Donestsk, how good they are.
"They are quite similar to Shakhtar in terms of the way they play but the difference is where Shakhtar maybe wait a little bit, they kill you with their high pressing.
"I am very happy to have the opportunity to play this kind of game."
And Guardiola says he does not always assess opposing teams by breaking them down into separate departments.
He added: "There is a tendency to split attacking and defending, and in football you cannot.
"When you attack good you defend good, when you defend good you are going to attack good.
"When you have the feeling to score goals, you are going to defend better, when you defend better in the actions you are going to score more.
"It is not a coincidence. Everything depends on everything.
"Football is dynamic: attack, defend, attack, defend in a row. That is why we have good statistics in those terms."
City lead Group F with six points from two games, while Napoli have three because of their 2-1 defeat at Shakhtar in September.
