Rio Ferdinand outlines the only TWO sides Man City will want to ‘stay away from’ in quarter-finals
Rio Ferdinand names the only TWO teams Man City will want to ‘stay away’ from in quarter-final draw after 7-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig… as Owen Hargreaves says Pep Guardiola need ‘not worry’ for Benfica, AC Milan or Inter’
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes there are only two teams Manchester City hope to avoid in the next round of the Champions League.
City advanced easily to the quarter-finals on Tuesday night with a 7-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig at the Etihad, earning the draw 8-1 on aggregate.
Erling Haaland scored five goals as Pep Guardiola’s men took a step forward in their bid to finally win Europe’s biggest trophy.
The Premier League side will meet their last eight opponents on Friday with Chelsea, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Benfica and Inter Milan currently in the draw.
That group will be joined by either Real Madrid or Liverpool and Napoli or Frankfurt after the conclusion of the round of 16 on Wednesday night.
Pep Guardiola’s team will meet their rival in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this Friday
Rio Ferdinand believes there are only two teams Man City would prefer to avoid
And Ferdinand believes that only two of them will be cause for real concern.
‘They [City] You will be thinking, “stay away from Bayern, stay away from Napoli. Everyone else is in the game,” the former defender told BT Sport.
‘They are a good team. They have experience at this level now and have the players who can hurt any team on the planet.’
Fellow pundit Owen Hargreaves agreed, describing current Serie A leaders Napoli as the most ‘underrated’ team in the draw.
The Partenopei are 18 points clear of Inter at the top of the Italian top flight after 26 games, and hold a 2-0 lead heading into the home tie of their own round of 16 clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Napoli have run away with Serie A this season and are playing some amazing football
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‘If they [City] They play like that, they don’t need to worry about anyone else,” added former United midfielder Hargreaves. They don’t need to worry about Benfica, AC Milan or Inter.
“The most underrated side I would say is Napoli. When they do well, they are a threat. They would give City a game.
‘They are one of the best teams in Europe this season, one of the top scorers, they play beautiful football.
‘If you’re not living up to the name then you should go and see them because they are the real deal. Seriously, they could win the Champions League.