Manuel Pellegrini’s side clinched Group D spot after completing another comeback to secure the victory at Etihad. David Silva scored an opener, giving the Citizens an early lead, but the German side before the end of the first half time, bounced back, and pulled a comeback, winning the first half 2-1. Still, it was not enough for them to grab the Europa league place as Man City in second half led by Sterling and Bony scored three times, to seal another win, and snatching the Group D top spot.
Team Lineups
Borussia Monchengladbach subs: Schulz, Brouwers, Drmic, Hazard, Jantschke, Hrgota, Heimeroth.
Borussia Monchengladbach (4-4-2): Sommer; Elvedi, Christensen, Nordtveit, Wendt; Korb, Dahoud, Xhaka, Johnson; Stindl, Raffael.
Manchester City subs: Caballero, Sagna, Bony, Navas, Pablo Maffeo, Adarabioyo, Celina.
Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Hart; Clichy, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Delph; De Bruyne, Toure, Silva; Sterling.
