Pep Guardiola praised Leroy Sane for returning to fitness ahead of schedule and suggested he could feature for Manchester City against Basel on Tuesday Pep Guardiola praised Leroy Sane for returning to fitness ahead of schedule and suggested he could feature for Manchester City against Basel on TuesdayPep Guardiola says reaching the Champions League quarter-finals would be enough for Manchester City and that he does not know if his side are ready to win the competition. City have dominated in England this season and currently lead the Premier League by 16 points. However, City have only ever reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on one occasion - under Manuel Pellegrini in 2015/16 - and were knocked out in the last-16 by Monaco in Guardiola's first European campaign as City boss last season. Manchester City lost on away goals after drawing 6-6 with Monaco in the Champions League last-16 in the 2016/17 campaignWhen asked whether the biggest sides in Europe would fear City in the Champions League this season, Guardiola answered: "I don't know. Leroy Sane was expected to be out injured until March, but is already back in training for Manchester CityGuardiola also surprisingly confirmed Leroy Sane could feature against Basel after he recovered from injury quicker than the club expected.

Source: Sky sports February 12, 2018 18:45 UTC