City were ahead early on after Phil Foden ’s low drive beat Franco Isreal, and the away side dominated the rest of the first half, but Sporting were level out of nowhere as Geovany Quenda found Viktor Gyokeres running in-behind the City defence and the Swedish striker slotted past Ederson.

All eyes will be on Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim tonight when Man City come to town in the Champions League. The Sporting manager is set to join Manchester United later this month and can really announce himself to the Old Trafford faithful by beating Pep Guardiola’s side in Europe’s biggest club competition.