Manchester City were not clinical enough despite beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, coach Pep Guardiola said.

Guardiola’s side have now won their last 19 games in all competitions but the Spaniard said they should have finished off their chances better in the round-of-16 first leg.

“The first leg is always more difficult. Up front, we have to be more clinical,” Guardiola said. “The one-against-one (for Gabriel Jesus) against the keeper. In this competition, you have to be perfect to make sure that you go through...

“When I see how Bayern Munich played at Lazio, I do not think so,” Guardiola said when asked about City being favourites to win the trophy.

“It is a big challenge...If people want to say we are favourites, it’s okay.”