The 2018-19 UEFA Champions League did not start properly for Manchester City, but consecutive wins against Hoffenheim and Shakhtar Donetsk have given Pep Guardiola's men the top of Group F in the competition.
David Silva, Aymeric Laporte and super-sub Bernardo Silva shaped the Citizens' 3-0 win against the Ukrainian side, which is now forced to win their next game if they want to keep their chances of making it to the next round alive.
What really stands out about Man City's victory in Ukraine es the fact that no other English side had been capable of doing so.
1 - Manchester City are the first English side to win away at Shakhtar Donetsk in European competition, after the Ukrainian side had won five and drawn two of the previous seven such games. Business. pic.twitter.com/sBRH8YFNMO
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 23, 2018
Some of Man City's players -both fit or unavailable- heaped praise on their accomplishment today, as the following reactions show.
What a performance and 3 more points! We're on the right path @ManCity #ucl #mancity #mcfc pic.twitter.com/94602fv54N
— Bernardo Silva (@BernardoCSilva) October 23, 2018
A dream night! My first goal in the champions league! Great win and top of the group, what more can a player ask for! Amazing away team performace from the boys, onwards n upwards #AL14 @ManCity pic.twitter.com/cO3XfSWpPi
— Aymeric Laporte (@Laporte) October 23, 2018
We dominated this game from start to finish. Pace and power ... Great football again, amazing job boys #SHKMCI #UCL @ManCity
— Ilkay Gündogan (@IlkayGuendogan) October 23, 2018
