Sporting coach Ruben Amorim pledged to play his strongest team possible at the Etihad next month in a bruising post-match inquest.
What should have been a happy night for Sporting as they celebrated being in the Champions League knockout rounds for just the second time in their history quickly became a horror show when Manchester City scored four first-half goals to effectively eliminate their opponents with three-quarters of the tie still to play.
Pep Guardiola was f ar from happy with his City side but they managed to add another goal in the second half when Raheem Sterling curled home a beauty from outside the box, shovelling extra salt into the open wounds of Sporting.
Amorim faced a number of tough questions about the performance of his side in his post-match press conference, and with Sporting six points behind leaders Porto as they try and defend their league title the coach was asked if he would play a weak team at the Etihad in the second leg to concentrate on competitions they can still win. "No, we have to take advantage of these matches against the best teams in the world to play with our best players," Amorim insisted. "I'm not going to save them and have youngsters playing against Man City in a full stadium.
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