UCL exit: Doku insists Man City still have ‘lot to play for’

Jeremy Doku believes Manchester City demonstrated enough quality while being knocked out of the Champions League to show that Pep Guardiola’s men could yet enjoy a successful season.

City were all but eliminated by Spanish giants Real Madrid during a 3-0 defeat in last week’s first leg of a last-16 tie at the Bernabeu Stadium.

And the record 15-time European champions completed the job at City’s Etihad Stadium on Tuesday with a 2-1 success for a 5-1 aggregate win after the hosts played most of that match a man down following captain Bernardo Silva’s red card for handball.

Defeat capped a tough few days for City, with a draw at West Ham in between the two matches with Real leaving them nine points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal.