Napoli suspect Pep Guardiola's gushing praise for them in the build-up to Tuesday night's massive match at the Etihad is mind games — and on Monday the Italians stepped up the psychological warfare.
In recent weeks, Manchester City manager Guardiola has hailed Napoli as one of the top three teams in Europe and fawned over their coach Maurizio Sarri.
Club president Aurelio De Laurentiis responded by calling Guardiola a 'wily old fox' before Napoli even touched down in the North West on Monday.
Napoli striker Dries Mertens, who has eight goals for the club this season, likes to drop deep and his movement could pull City's defenders out of position.