City top Champions League group after 1-0 win over Feyenoord
Blues beat Dutch side at the Etihad thanks to Raheem Sterling's late strike
Last updated 22nd Nov 2017
An unusually subdued City secured top spot in Champions League group F with a narrow victory over Feyenoord.
City - by their recent high standards at least - produced a flat performance at the Etihad Stadium but Sterling's sublime 88th-minute strike proved the difference in a 1-0 win.
It may not have been convincing but, with a last-16 place already assured, the drop in intensity was understandable after manager Pep Guardiola made seven changes.
The display was still good enough to prolong City's club record-winning run to 17 matches and highly-rated youngsters Phil Foden and Brahim Diaz a taste of the action as late substitutes.
"A win is better than not (winning),'' Guardiola said.
"We are going to analyse the performance but sometimes it is difficult having won lots of games and already qualified."
"We didn't have the right tension to play but that is normal. We are still winning and we made a fantastic goal, from Raz after an excellent pass from (Ilkay) Gundogan."
The display was still good enough to prolong City's club record-winning run to 17 matches and highly-rated youngsters Phil Foden and Brahim Diaz a taste of the action as late substitutes.