Naughty neighbours: How Manchester United are helping Napoli ahead of Manchester City clash :-: Metro
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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.
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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