Manchester City’s stars pose for their Champions League portraits ahead of Saturday’s final

Manchester City stars and their manager Pep Guardiola posed for their official portraits ahead of their Champions League final against Inter Milan in Istanbul on Saturday.

City are just one win away from becoming the second England team to win the Treble after already winning the Premier League and FA Cup double this season.

Erling Haaland struck a calm pose for the camera while Jack Grealish showed off his trademark goal celebration in one pose, before erupting into a roar.

Every City player donned the club’s sky-blue home shirt, while Guardiola kept it simple – and typically casual – with a black hoodie and cargo pants, which he completed with white sneakers.

The footage shows a confident atmosphere in the camp, despite the pressures City are under at the Ataturk Olympic stadium.

City landed in the Turkish city on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s clash after flying off the club’s private jet.

There was a split in outfits between players and staff as both sets wore sponsored styles as they disembarked in Istanbul’s humid heat.

Guardiola and his staff in the back room wore all-black outfits consisting of smart leather shoes, a polo shirt and a formal jacket that the City manager decided to wear.

First team players were dressed in washed denim jeans, white polo shirts with the club crest on them and similar black boots.

Individuals carried their own luggage off the plane and down the adjoining staircase, while English star Jack Grealish held a designer Gucci suitcase and Phil Foden carried a black Louis Vuitton backpack.

Guardiola was singled out by greeters waiting on the airport tarmac as he handed over a huge bouquet of flowers, though the Spaniard needs a vase to keep them alive at the team’s hotel during his side’s three-night stay.

Erling Haaland looked focused as he made his way down from the plane behind centre-back Manuel Akanji.

Thousands of City fans have also descended on the city and were seen drinking pints, dancing and singing songs in the streets of Istanbul on Thursday.

Guardiola claimed ahead of the match that rivals have “destroyed projects” in pursuit of an elusive Champions League title as Manchester City finally look to break their duck this weekend.

The City boss, who accepted that the club will not be universally popular winners if they triumph against Inter on Saturday, believes legacies are unfairly weighed in order to collect the trophy.

But he admitted that it is an inevitable reality that City must conquer Europe to be regarded as one of the greats.

“So many clubs destroyed projects and ideas because they couldn’t win this game,” Guardiola said.

And so many have become big clubs because they could win them. Even if I do not share this view, I understand that everything we have done over the years, which has been very good, will [only] be meaningful to others if we win this game. It’s a bit unfair, but we have to accept it.’

“We have to accept that if we want to make a final step as a big club, we have to win in Europe,” Guardiola added. “We have to win, you can’t escape that. But the most important thing is to be there again and again.

‘At our club I learned that overstimulation does not suit us. You must be ambitious, but not too greedy. This match has given me very, very sad moments that have hurt me, which will always be in my thoughts, but it has also given me some extremely beautiful moments.” Guardiola suggested he was unaware of how much support City will receive from other fans and clubs in England.