Considering the records that Manchester City are setting this season, it's perhaps unsurprising that we've been installed as underdogs for Sunday's Carabao Cup final.
However, Shkodran Mustafi is certain we can beat Pep Guardiola's free-scoring side - as long as we stick to our gameplan.
"It will be a very tactical game because they are well organised and dangerous up front," he said. "They have shown their quality all season in the Premier League.
"We need to make sure that we are compact, organised and concentrated for 90 minutes, and extra time if required. We have to play our own game when we get the ball and play as quickly as we can to find opportunity to break them down.
"Finals are always exciting and tense games. We hope that we will be the better team but we will see on the day. It’s all on the day. We had a good result against them last season in the FA Cup semi-final. We just need to show that level of performance again."
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