Manchester City comfortably beat Shakhtar Donetsk to reignite Champions League ambitions
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's side discover European form to reignite title ambitions
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City made light work of Shakhtar Donetsk in their 3-0 victory in Ukraine to kick-start their Champions League ambitions.
Kevin De Bruyne, who made his first start of the season, saw a deflected shot turned in by David Silva to open the scoring and ease any nerves that Pep Guardiola’s may have been feeling following their defeat against Lyon and their slim, last minute win against Hoffenheim.
Aymeric Laporte and Bernardo Silva scored either side of the break as City topped Group F following Lyon’s draw against Hoffenheim.
When is it?
Kick off in Ukraine is at 20:00 BST.
Where can I watch online?
BT Sport will be showing live coverage on BT Sport 3 and online to customers on the BT Sport app. The Independent’s dedicated live blog will also provide live updates throughout the match.
Head to head record
These sides met in last season’s Champions League, and City won 2-0 at home, but were beaten 2-1 away.
Odds
Manchester City to win: 1/3
Shakhtar Donetsk to win: 9/1
Draw: 5/1
Prediction
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Manchester City
90 minutes
Manchester United 0-1 Juventus
Three minutes of added time for United to find an equaliser.
Full time
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Manchester City
That's the final whistle in Ukraine, where goals from David Silva, Aymeric Laporte and Bernardo Silva have given City a convincing win.
90+2 minutes
Manchester United 0-1 Juventus
Tentative appeals for a penalty as Rashford is nudged off the ball. Nothing doing from the referee.
Full time
Manchester United 0-1 Juventus
That's it! A huge win for Juventus, who go five points clear of United at the top of Group H. Disappointing from United, who improved after the break but never truly looked like breaking down their stubborn opposition.
The focus was on Ronaldo tonight but it was Dybala, and Juventus' sturdy defence, earning the plaudits. The Portuguese did, however, need the help of security when a fan appeared to rush at him immediately after the final whistle. The reception from the fans, though, was positive.
A win for Juventus in the return fixture in Turin will be enough for them to win Group H with two games to spare. For United, qualification is still not secure, although they were helped by Valencia's draw at Young Boys earlier this evening. What is clear is that improvements will be needed if Mourinho's side are to advance into the latter stages of the Champions League.
For Manchester City, things are looking much better. They began their Champions League campaign with a home defeat against Lyon, but have responded impressively. Their 3-0 win over Shakhtar sees them move top of Group F, a point above Lyon and four ahead of Hoffenheim.
Here are the full set of results from tonight's action...
That's it from me tonight. I'll leave you with Miguel Delaney's match report from Old Trafford:
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