MANCHESTER -- Manchester City have the ambition to secure three points again when they host Club Brugge on the fourth matchday of Group A of the 2021/2022 Champions League, which will take place at the Etihad Stadium, Thursday (4/11) early morning WIB.

Coach Josep Guardiola emphasized that his team did not want to slip and judged the party versus Club Brugge was very important for the Citizens.

"This match is much more important than the Manchester United match," said Guardianoladilansir the club's official website, Wednesday (3/11).

City is claimed not to be safe in the race for tickets to qualify for the next round. For the time being, the team from the port city is in second place with a collection of six points, one point behind Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the standings, and only two points adrift of Club Brugge in the third seat.

Practically, the victory will be very influential for Phil Foden and colleagues. If City manage to win then they can breathe a sigh of relief for the remaining two games.

Meanwhile, a few days after the match against the Belgian representative. City faced by city rivals duel against Manchester United. However, Guardiola stressed that the team must not be divided in focus and must finish well from one game to the next.

"This game will be a great step towards qualifying for the last 16 while in the Premier League, there are a lot of games. Games three and four are the most important and you have to take them seriously to make a step forward," continued Guardiola.

Ahead of the match, City actually just got a hard slap after losing to Crystal Palace in the English Premier League last weekend.

The Spanish coach is also reported to have prepared his best squad to return to a positive path, considering that victory in the match will clearly affect the mentality of Raheem Sterling Cs during the clash against the Red Devils.

"Every season is more difficult. More competitors, but we know what we have done, we want to finish well before the international break against United."