Let’s get one thing clear from the start, are going to complete the Treble by beating Inter Milan in Istanbul.
There’s no doubt about it and all other options are off the board.
The only question is by how much and there’s the rub.
City could save their best performance of the season for the biggest match of an extraordinary year and win by a wide margin.
On the other hand, they may enjoy the greater possession and create the better chances but only win by the odd goal. Last Saturday’s FA Cup final victory over Manchester United is the perfect example of that scenario.
at the back and hope to score on the break or from set-pieces but City will have the patience to wear them down and finally lift the trophy, which has been their top priority since Pep Guardiola replaced Manuel Pellegrini in the Etihad Stadium hot seat.
City have gone off the boil since the in the semi-final second leg on home soil, following that tumultuous effort with a 1-0 home win against Chelsea before sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Brighton.
The Premier League season then concluded with a 1-0 defeat at Brentford six days before .
Inter have won 11 of their last 12 matches with the only defeat at Serie A champions Napoli but they have only kept one clean sheet in their last six matches and that’s not going to be good enough against Pep’s history boys.
City to win and both teams to score looks a feasible outcome at 9/4 with bet365, while a 2-1 victory is 15/2 with William Hill.
Have a saver, though, on 3-1 at 11/1 with Coral just in case they rediscover their best form in front of goal.
It would be fitting if Erling Haaland put the icing on the cake at the climax of a majestic campaign with the first goal at 12/5 with Paddy Power and Betfair, while John Stones is 16/1 with bet365 to score at any time.
Former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko is 21/4 with Unibet to find the net against his old club.
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