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Man City seek Champs League comfort to ease EPL pain

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland walks off the pitch after a past English Premier League match. [AFP]

Manchester City's malaise leaves the English champions in the unusual position of fretting over qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League ahead of a tricky trip to Italian giants Juventus.

City have won just once in their past nine games in all competitions, with an injury crisis and a loss of form for some of their biggest stars leading to the worst run of Pep Guardiola's managerial career.

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