Pep Guardiola admitted a flimsy Manchester City lack physicality against top teams after Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick consigned them to an early Champions League exit.
Mbappe scored all three as Real Madrid cruised to a 3-1 victory in the second leg of their playoff tie – the first time City have failed to reach the last 16 since 2013.
Guardiola will oversee a period of change with the ageing squad in the summer but will fear the damage Liverpool could inflict when the old rivals meet this weekend.