Kompany, though, is not anticipating a spell out of the side, which backs up manager Manuel Pellegrini’s stated hopes from immediately after the match that his skipper would be able to face West Ham on Saturday. Juventus also had their chances and their even scored a goal, but it was ruled out as refeere said Alvaro Morata was offside and interfering with the play. “Okay, we came up against the best team in the world in Barcelona, and I guess that made it a little bit easier to understand, but that is not what we want”.

“I expect that when we have chances we must score”, the Chilean was quoted as saying by the Daily Express.

“There was only one team on the pitch and that was Juventus“, he told Mediaset Premium.

“We are just starting, it’s a game you never want to lose here at home because they are three very important points but the group is just starting”. Fernandino drove forward from midfield and slotted in Raheem Sterling but the $75 million winger hit his shot straight at the imposing figure of Gianluigi Buffon.

“I will leave the negative results behind us”, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said.

The Belgian believes City, who have won all five games in the league without conceding, are now better equipped to take on the continent’s elite. “There is nobody who left the Champions League satisfied past year “.

It was their first defeat of the new season as they managed to dominate in England, but they couldn’t did it in the Champions League opener.

The Italians thought they had taken the lead in the 12th minute when Paul Pogba headed in Juan Cuadrado’s right-wing cross, but it was ruled out as Morata was offside and interfering with play.

City continued their slow, ponderous approach in attack when trying to grab a late equaliser, and will have to seriously reconsider their tactics before they play Borussia Monchengladbach in a fortnight’s time.