(Reuters) - Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Oleksandr Zinchenko is ready to play in the return leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Sporting, and that the Ukraine international could be called upon to fill in a depleted backline.
City were dominant from start to finish in the first leg to all but seal their spot in the quarter-finals with a 5-0 win, which was the joint-biggest winning margin in a Champions League knockout game.
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