Manchester City held to goalless draw by Inter Milan

18.09.2024 - 22:09 breakingnews.ie

Manchester City failed to spark as they were forced to settle for a goalless draw in their Champions League opener against Inter Milan.

There was none of the tension of the last time the teams met in the 2023 final as City struggled to break down an impressive Inter side who troubled them on numerous occasions at the Etihad Stadium.

Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan went close late on but former Manchester United pair Matteo Darmian and Henrikh Mkhitaryan spurned the best two chances of the night for Inter.

The hosts gave a debut to their new Oasis-inspired “Definitely City” European kit – a “light straw”-coloured affair co-designed by Noel Gallagher – but their performance was far from a hit.

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