Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned his players about Cristiano Ronaldo, despite his quiet performance in the early-season fixture. SLInt MORE:
Ronaldo has received a lot of criticism following his return to Manchester United this season, even though he leads all scorers at the club.
The Portuguese star was heavily linked with a move to the Etihad before his return to United, but Sir Alex Ferguson seemingly pursuaded him not to join City."As a finisher he's exceptional, I'm not going to disguise it was a joy to watch him these years,' Guardiola said at his pre-match press conference, as per Daily Mail.
"We have to explode our game, our strength to avoid Cristiano close to the box, because there he is almost unstoppable. "When you are one of the greatest that he was in terms of being a goalscoring machine, you will always be there. "I remember when we played there and we were winning 1-0 and in control, perfect, perfect, and then the first time arrived, he made a chance and Eddy made an incredible save."We have to control him. He's been one of the greatest in the last 15 years, alongside Messi. What these two guys have done, we're not going to see again."