City played most of the second leg of their last-16 tie with 10 men following Bernardo Silva’s first-half dismissal.

Pep Guardiola’s side slipped nine points behind leaders Arsenal, who snatched two late goals to beat Everton earlier on Saturday evening.

City face a steep uphill task to reach the quarter-finals after Federico Valverde’s stunning first-half hat-trick propelled Real to a 3-0 win.

City fell seven points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal as Nottingham Forest twice came from behind to snatch an unlikely 2-2 draw on Wednesday.

Marmoush’s stunning strike set up a 3-1 win over Bournemouth as the Etihad Stadium said farewell to De Bruyne.

The Manchester City manager was speaking in light of FIFA’s decision to expand the Club World Cup to a 32-team tournament from 2025.

Elijah Adebayo headed in for Rob Edwards’ side on the stroke of the interval before Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish replied.

City’s players reacted furiously when they were denied the chance to play advantage in the closing moments of a thrilling 3-3 draw.

The Gunners finally beat City in the league for the first time since 2015.