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Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian midfielder Sergiy Bolbat vie for the ball. AFP
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Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukraine forward Junior Moraes and Manchester City's Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez in action at the OSK Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv. The Champions League Group C match ended in a 3-0 win for City. AFP
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Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their second goal with Riyad Mahrez, who had earlier opened the scoring. Reuters
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Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their second goal. Reuters
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Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian midfielder Taras Stepanenko and Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan vie for the ball. AFP
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Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus and Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrey Pyatov in action. AFP
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Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus reacts. AFP
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Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their third goal. Reuters
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Junior Moraes of Shakhtar in action against Fernandinho of Manchester City. EPA
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Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their third goal with Fernandinho, Nicolas Otamendi and Ilkay Gundogan. Reuters
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Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian midfielder Sergiy Bolbat vie for the ball. AFP
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Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukraine forward Junior Moraes and Manchester City's Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez in action at the OSK Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv. The Champions League Group C match ended in a 3-0 win for City. AFP
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Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their second goal with Riyad Mahrez, who had earlier opened the scoring. Reuters
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Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their second goal. Reuters
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Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian midfielder Taras Stepanenko and Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan vie for the ball. AFP
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Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus and Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrey Pyatov in action. AFP
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Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus reacts. AFP
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Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their third goal. Reuters
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Junior Moraes of Shakhtar in action against Fernandinho of Manchester City. EPA
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Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their third goal with Fernandinho, Nicolas Otamendi and Ilkay Gundogan. Reuters
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Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and Shakhtar Donetsk's Ukrainian midfielder Sergiy Bolbat vie for the ball. AFP
Pep Guardiola praises 'incredible' Fernandinho as makeshift defender marshals Manchester City to win at Shakhtar
Brazilian midfielder plugs defensive gap as goals from Mahrez, Gundogan and Jesus seal victory for City in opening Champions League match
Agence France Presse
19 September, 2019
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