Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called on the fans to push the club to Champions League glory ahead of their clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night.

City head into the game sitting second in Group F, one point behind leaders Lyon after two games as they seek to reach the knock-out rounds for a sixth successive year.

The Premier League champions have never got beyond the last four and were eliminated in the quarter-finals last season by Liverpool, losing 5-1 on aggregate. Guardiola was recently quoted as saying he did not know if City were ready to win the Champions League yet, but has asked the fans to help them push for the European trophy.

Elaborating on those comments on Monday, Guardiola said: "We are going to put in all effort to win this competition, but from what I saw last season we are not ready, that's what I feel. That doesn't mean we are not going to try.

"It's one important thing to win this kind of title, you have to be pushed, not just by the manager, by everyone surrounding Manchester City that we have to win it - and still we don't have that feeling, the feeling that the fans are pushing that we have to win the Champions League.

"Normally what happens is you get closer, that's why I feel we are a really good team, it's a pleasure to work with them. But in this competition you need something special and still I don't feel it."

Guardiola says Kyle Walker is in contention to face Shakhtar after injury. The England full-back missed Saturday's 5-0 Premier League win over Burnley with a groin problem but could be involved in Ukraine.

Kevin De Bruyne could also start the Champions League Group F clash having played the final half-hour at the weekend. Guardiola added: "If they are here it is because they are ready to play."

Team news

Walker is back in contention for City's Group F clash. The England right-back has trained with the squad ahead of the game in Kharkiv.

His availability would ease concerns in the position with Danilo (ankle) out. Midfielder Fabian Delph has not travelled due to a knock, while Ilkay Gundogan (hamstring) is also injured.

Fonseca confirmed that Shakhtar duo Taison and Marlos would miss the match through injury, while Ismaily is a doubt heading into the game.

Opta stats

• This will be the third meeting between Shakhtar Donetsk and Man City, with the sides having also faced off in the group stages of the Champions League last season.
• The home side has won both previous meetings between Shakhtar and Manchester City, with the Citizens winning 2-0 and the Ukrainian side winning 2-1 in the Champions League group stages last season.
• Shakhtar have never lost a home match against English sides in European competition (W5 D2), with their most recent such game being a 2-1 win against Man City in the Champions League last season.
• Shakhtar have scored at least twice in each of their last seven home Champions League games, losing just one of those (W5 D1).
• Manchester City have won four of their last six Champions League away games, losing the other two.
• Man City have only failed to score in one of their last 15 Champions League group stage games, with this coming in a 0-4 defeat to Barcelona in October 2016.
• 17 of Shakhtar Donetsk's last 19 Champions league goals have been scored by players from South American countries, including 14 from Brazil.
• Shakhtar Donetsk's Moraes has scored in two of his last three Champions League appearances, after netting in just one of his previous 12 in the competition.
• Sergio Aguero has played 49 Champions League games for Man City, and could become the first player to make 50 appearances for them in the competition.
• Sergio Aguero has scored 22 goals in the Champions League group stages for Manchester City - only Didier Drogba (23 for Chelsea) has more for an English club.

Charlie Nicholas' prediction

Shakhtar aren't as good as they used to be after they've sold some of their better players, so they're rebuilding at the moment. City got real scare against Lyon so they'll go there with a point to prove. It could be awkward but I expect them to get the job done.

City were in second gear at the weekend and still got five so I think they'll go there and they'll show their authority. Raheem Sterling will be fresh and firing.

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 1-2 (6/1 with Sky Bet)

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