Man City in repeat Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow

Following their 4-1 dismantling of Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City travel to Russia to take on CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, a fixture that sadly wasn’t remembered for on-field footballing reasons last season. Odds-on at 4/7 to win the match, City recorded a 2-1 victory in the corresponding fixture with Sergio Aguero netting a first half brace.

At home last season, City won 5-2, with Aguero again getting two goals against the Russian outfit. A recommended bet could be for the Argentinian to score two or more, with Coral offering enhanced odds of 6/1 when you stake up to £10. For Man City to beat them and both teams to score, take a price of 12/5.

Furthermore, Aguero hit all four goals against Spurs, and looks in stunning form at the moment. Manuel Pellegrini’s men will also remember Zoran Tosic, who net the opener in the same fixture, so to do so again in front of a home crowd he is priced at 14/1, and 11/2 in the anytime market.

It was the home support, however, that particularly upset City last term, with racist abuse directed at star player Yaya Toure, resulting in UEFA coming down heavily on the club and their supporters. Toure didn’t feature against Tottenham, and whether he was rested with this game in mind remains to be seen. The Ivorian is 7/4 to strike anytime for a City side that were relentless against Maurcio Pochettino’s Spurs outfit.

CSKA centre forward Seydou Doumbia was on target at the Etihad, even though it turned out to be merely a consolation goal. Toure’s compatriot has struck six in seven league appearances so far this term, and is good value at 7/2 to net in the anytime market, and also has seven in 11 Champions League appearances.

Doumbia’s strike partner Ahmed Musa, meanwhile, who is 11/4 to net anytime, may have infuriated the away team suggesting they are “very weak”.