Zaba fully focused on Kiev game

MANCHESTER City defender Pablo Zabaleta claims the future is not on players' minds as they prepare to resume their Champions League challenge.

A number of City's squad are unsure how they will fit into new manager Pep Guardiola's plans when the Spaniard takes charge in the summer.

But Zabaleta insists a possible squad revamp isn’t an issue for now - and is concentrating solely on achieving success overthe rest of the season.

The Argentinian spoke ahead of the first leg of City's Champions League last–16 tie against Dynamo Kiev in the Ukrainian capital.

Zabaleta said: "It's a competition in which we've reached the last 16 for the last two years and now is a chance to make a step forward.

"We know this club is making a lot of effort to bring in top players, but we are 100 per cent focused on what is a big chance for us to continue in the tournament. We need to perform well and see if we can get a result."

City go into the game on the back of a raft of negative publicity over their selection for Sunday's FA Cup fifth–round 5-1 defeat at Chelsea, for which boss Manuel Pellegrini fielded six teenagers, including five making their full debuts so he could keep back top players for the Kiev game.