Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini hinted Saturday's Premier League clash against leaders Arsenal could be a distraction for Tuesday's final Champions League group match at European champions Bayern Munich.
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Both City and Bayern are through to the knock-out stages and all that remains to be settled is who will finish top of Group D with the Germans currently three-points clear.
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City must win at least 3-0 to finish top of the group but with City's away form this season their weak point Pellegrini could be tempted to rest players ahead of the Arsenal visit.
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City, who are fourth in the Premier League, have the chance to halve the six point league difference between them and the Gunners at the Ethiad Stadium on Saturday.
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"We'll see who starts tomorrow," said Pellegrini when asked if he would rest players ahead of the Arsenal visit.
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"One of the most important things was to get through to the knock-out phase and now we have the chance to decide the group.
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"Of course, we are thinking about both games, but first tomorrow is very important for us to play well and we will also see what happens for the tough game against Arsenal."
No matter how Pellegrini choose to look at it, that game against Arsenal is more important. Bayern will surely beat them