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Naughty neighbours: How Man United are helping Napoli ahead of Man City clash
Manchester United and Manchester City are both in action in the Champions League this week (Picture: Getty)

Napoli are going to need every helping hand available when they face Manchester City at the Etihad, with Pep Guardiola’s men in rampant form ahead of Tuesday night’s titanic Champions League clash.

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City head into the match on the back of a 7-2 thumping of Stoke at the weekend which Guardiola hailed as the side’s ‘best performance’ during his time at the club.

The Premier League leaders have won both of their opening European encounters, against Feyenoord and Shakhtar Donetsk, so will be in confident mood in the lead-up to the game.

Napoli, meanwhile, are not doing so badly themselves and have won every game this season apart from opening Champions League clash with Shakhtar in Group F.

On Tuesday morning, Napoli thanked Manchester United for letting them borrow their facilities at The Cliff training ground.

‘Thanks for lending us your training ground, Manchester United,’ Napoli’s official account tweeted.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Napoli Training - Centro Sportivo di Castel Volturno, Castel Volturno, Italy - October 16, 2017 Napoli's Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne during training REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Manchester City will be wary of Dries Mertens at the Etihad (Picture: Reuters)
Napoli's Spanish striker Jose Maria Callejon (L), Napoli's Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik (2ndL), Napoli's French defender Kalidou Koulibaly (2ndR) and Napoli's Spanish defender Raul Albiol attend a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group F football match Manchester City vs SSC Napoli on October 16 2017 at Napoli's training centre in Castel Volturno. / AFP PHOTO / CARLO HERMANNCARLO HERMANN/AFP/Getty Images
The likes of Jorginho and Marek Hamsik were spotted at The Cliff (Picture: Getty)
Soccer Football - Champions League - Napoli Training - Centro Sportivo di Castel Volturno, Castel Volturno, Italy - October 16, 2017 Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri during training REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri was at The Cliff on the eve of the Champions League clash (Picture: Getty)

It’s United’s turn on Wednesday evening as they take on Benfica in Lisbon, following victories over Basel and CSKA Moscow in Europe’s premier competition.

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Jose Mourinho’s side will hope to pick up their momentum after a drab 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.

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