Attack is the best form of defence for City boss Guardiola

Britain Football Soccer - Manchester City v AS Monaco - UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England - 21/2/17 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola Reuters / Phil Noble Livepic

(Reuters) - Facing Europe's most potent strikeforce would cause some managers to man the barricades but for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola there was only one option in Tuesday's Champions League clash with Monaco - "attack, attack, attack".

As it turned out, it proved to be a remarkably effective strategy as City came out on top in an epic 5-3 tussle, clinging on to the coat-tails of their opponents before drawing clear in the closing stages of their last 16, first-leg tie.