City eye clean sweep

Manchester City have built a squad capable of "having a tilt" at all four competitions this season, their football administrator Brian Marwood has claimed.

City face a baptism of fire in the Champions League following the draw, which placed them in Group ‘A’ with Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Napoli.

But Marwood insists Roberto Mancini's men — who travel to Tottenham in the league on Sunday — can go all the way in Europe's top club competition – and in the Premier League, FA Cup and Carling Cup too.

Marwood said: "Given how we've built the squad over the last three years we feel we can have a tilt at four competitions."

Asked if it was realistic to go for all four, he added: "I think you have to start on that basis.

“It's not right for me to say we're going to prioritise one competition ahead of the other.”

Manchester United were given a much easier draw, in Group ‘C’ alongside Benfica, the club they beat to secure their first European Cup in 1968, as well as Swiss champions Basle and unknowns Otelul Galati from Romania, who are making their bow in the competition.