‘I am delighted to be in the next stage’

Manchester City marched into the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the fourth straight season after a 2-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday to complete a 4-0 aggregate victory.

First-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan secured a comfortable victory in another impressive display from Pep Guardiola's side in the home leg, played in the Hungarian capital due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

"It was a good performance, in control for the 90 minutes. We moved the ball quick, played really well again. A lot of players with quality who don't lose the ball. I am delighted to be in the next stage," said Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who has seen his teams score 100+ goals in all his 12 seasons as a manager, since 2008-09.

City have won 24 of their past 25 matches in all competitions (lost one). Since a 1-1 draw with West Brom on December 15, City's 24 wins are at least seven more than any other side has managed in all competitions in the top-five European leagues.

They are only the third team in Champions League history to keep seven consecutive clean sheets, after AC Milan (seven ending in April 2005) and Arsenal (10 ending in April 2006).

Guardiola heaped praise on centre backs Ruben Dias and John Stones after Tuesday's Champions League win and said their solid partnership was a key factor in the club's stellar campaign.

"We just conceded one goal against Porto and that is quite impressive," Guardiola said. "You can't deny that Ruben and John made an incredible step forward for the team this season.