Gundogan warns teammate ahead of Dortmund clash

lkay Gundogan has warned of the quality of Borussia Dortmund ahead of Manchester City's Champions League return clash against his former club.

City face the German side in the second leg of their quarter-final at Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday.

The Premier League leaders hold a 2-1 advantage from last week's first encounter but Gundogan was impressed by Dortmund's strength and, after the weekend's shock defeat to Leeds, he says the German side are still very much a threat.

The midfielder said: “I wasn't surprised. I still follow them a lot and watch as many games as possible.

“I know they have a lot of quality in the squad and individually with amazing, fast players. I know they can beat, on a good day, every good team in Europe.”

City have been beaten in the quarter-finals in each of the past three seasons and have not reached the last four since 2016.

Gundogan said: “For me it's important to take the next step. It's not just the experiences we've had in the last few years, but also I have expectations of myself and team-mates.

“I know we have a great team and are capable of going into the semi-finals.”

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