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New position? No problem for Swiss army knife player John Stones as Pep Guardiola keeps him on his toes... while lessons have been learned from Bernabeu nightmare as Man City put one foot in Champions League semi-finals with Bayern romp

Manchester City placed one foot in the Champions League semi-finals as they crushed Bayern Munich 3-0 in Tuesday night's first leg at the Etihad.

After Rodri's stunner put them ahead in the first-half, further goals by Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland - his 45th of the campaign - but them in firm command of the tie heading to Bavaria next week.

Sportsmail's JACK GAUGHAN reflects on the action with three talking points from the match.

STONES EXCELS IN YET ANOTHER ROLE

You're always learning on the job with Pep Guardiola.