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Free-scoring Napoli are flying in Serie A... and star striker Dries Mertens is ready to put a halt to the Manchester City express at the Stadio San Paolo

Pep Guardiola was in an ominous mood before Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Napoli on Wednesday night.

'Tomorrow we have a big, big challenge,' he told reporters. 'There will be moments to defend, moments when we are going to suffer like never before.’

It is not a notion City’s players are familiar with but the Spaniard is all too aware that, for the first time this season, his side come up against an attacking outfit as destructive as the one at his own disposal.

Dries Mertens has been the focal point of Napoli's scintillating attack this season in Serie Au00a0
Dries Mertens has been the focal point of Napoli's scintillating attack this season in Serie A
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has acknowledged that his side could suffer in Naples
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has acknowledged that his side could suffer in Naples

Maurizio Sarri’s side sit top of Serie A, unbeaten and having scored 32 goals in the process.