Manchester City has a workforce stuffed with captains who thrive beneath strain, defender Ruben Dias mentioned on the eve of Saturday’s Champions League remaining in opposition to Inter Milan.
City will probably be favorite in opposition to the Italian aspect, a scenario it additionally discovered itself in in opposition to Chelsea within the remaining two years in the past, solely to surprisingly lose.
This time City is even larger favorite to ship and Dias mentioned it would embrace the chance to lastly clinch the trophy that has proved so elusive since Sheikh Mansour started bank-rolling City’s home dominance in 2008.
“We love the pressure, we love it, the pressure will make you run faster, jump higher, be more focused, that’s what these kind of games needs,” he informed reporters.
“We need to embrace it. We enjoy the moment, we know what it means to the club, the fans, our families and we never forget to enjoy it.”
Portuguese defender Dias mentioned the management qualities of the squad have helped City churn its technique to a home double, relentlessly searching down Arsenal within the Premier League and seeing off Manchester United within the FA Cup remaining.
“You can see the character of a team in these stages. You can see whether they want to move forward or starts hiding,” he mentioned.
“Our team shows up every time and tomorrow will be no different. We’ve got five captains but all of us are kind of captains on our own and we can step up when the time is right. It’s a special characteristic our team has.”
