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Man City ignore injury woes to sink Shakhtar

Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring in the win at Shakhtar Donetsk [Courtesy]

Manchester City ignored their defensive injury crisis to make a flying start to the Champions League campaign with a 3-0 win against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

City boss Pep Guardiola was forced to deploy Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho at centre-back after losing Aymeric Laporte and John Stones to recent injuries.

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