Manchester City vs Lyon team news: Sergio Aguero, Benjamin Mendy face Champions League fitness battle

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James Robson @jamesrobsonES16 September 2018

Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Aguero are facing battles to be fit for Wednesday’s Champions League tie with Lyon.

Manchester City will monitor the pair this week, with both doubts for the Group F opener after suffering knee and ankle injuries respectively.

Mendy was ruled out of the 3-0 win against Fulham after complaining of discomfort during training in the week, while Aguero jarred his ankle during Saturday’s match.

Though neither injury is considered serious Pep Guardiola is reluctant to take any risks ahead of a hectic fixture list between now and the next international break.

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City face a run of six games over a three-week period, which culminates in their biggest test of the season yet - their visit to Liverpool on October 7.

Ahead of the game against Lyon, Guardiola has called on his players to live up to their billing as one of the Champions League favourites.

“Still we didn’t make an exceptional year in the Champions League,” he said. “We did it in the group stage. But that is not the issue, that is not the problem.

“In the end the sentence is on the pitch. We can talk. We deserve credit, we deserve credit, we are favourites, we are favourites.

"It’s Tuesday, Wednesday Champions League games - show me the money guys.

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“In the end we got to the quarter finals (last season) and we didn’t go through - but we deserved it. We will try to do better this season."

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