sport news CHRIS SUTTON: Five key battles to watch out for as Manchester City take on ...

sport news CHRIS SUTTON: Five key battles to watch out for as Manchester City take on ...
sport news CHRIS SUTTON: Five key battles to watch out for as Manchester City take on ...
CHRIS SUTTON'S KEY PSG VS MAN CITY BATTLES: Idrissa Gueye will harry Bernardo Silva before he can do damage, 19-year-old Nuno Mendes will give Riyad Mahrez a good test while Achraf Hakimi vs Jack Grealish promises to be an exciting tussle Paris Saint-Germain host Manchester City on Tuesday in the Champions League The French giants are looking to exact revenge from their semi-final knockout  Chris Sutton takes a look at some of the key battles to watch out for on Tuesday 

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Manchester City face Paris Saint-Germain on a Tuesday in a match which pits some of the best players in the world against each other.

PSG will be looking to exact revenge from their Champions League semi-final defeat to City last season in their first of two group stage clashes.

Sportsmail columnist Chris Sutton takes a look at the key battles to watch out for on Tuesday evening.    

Riyad Mahrez starred as Manchester City knocked out Paris Saint-Germain last season

Riyad Mahrez starred as Manchester City knocked out Paris Saint-Germain last season

KYLIAN MBAPPE V JOAO CANCELO 

Cancelo's highlights reel against Chelsea was impressive, considering he was a right back playing at left back. 

On Tuesday, he’s got to stop Mbappe. Sitting near the top of the goals and assists charts in Ligue 1, the French sensation has been the best of a very talented bunch at Paris Saint-Germain this season. 

Cancelo is fast but not as quick as fellow full back Kyle Walker, so Mbappe will likely target the Portugal star’s flank.

French star Kylian Mbappe will likely target Joao Cancelo's flank and use his speed advantage

French star Kylian Mbappe will likely target Joao Cancelo's flank and use his speed advantage

IDRISSA GUEYE v BERNARDO SILVA

There is talk of Pep Guardiola resting Kevin De Bruyne, which I’d find surprising for a match of this magnitude. 

He can cut open an opposition defence in an instant. Yet if De Bruyne is rested, Silva is

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