City do it right

KEVIN De Bruyne insists Manchester City have no reason to change anything after their Barcelona mauling.

The Belgium playmaker even believes City can respond to the 4-0 loss by beating the Spanish champions when the sides meet again in the Champions League in a fortnight.

City's belief in playing out from the back via the goalkeeper backfired spectacularly at the Nou Camp as Claudio Bravo was sent off for handball after coming out of his area and losing possession.

Yet until that pivotal moment in the 53rd minute, City had been holding their own and were trailing only 1-0, and De Bruyne retains full belief in manager Pep Guardiola's tactics.

He said: "Obviously if you lose 4-0 it's bad, but I think the way we want to play is the good way. Even a good team like Barcelona didn't have it as easy as people thought.

"I think it's the right way. We didn't play badly. We made mistakes but, okay, it happens.

"People can say whatever they want, this is the way we need to play and we will win a lot of games like this."

The table-topping Blues return to Premier League action on Sunday with a home game against Southampton (1.30pm).