Pep Guardiola admitted he and his Manchester City players are still “hurt” by their agonising Champions League exit to Tottenham .
City host Tottenham again on Saturday, three days after their dramatic quarter-final exit to Mauricio Pochettino's side on away goals.
Spurs went through after Raheem Sterling's 93rd-minute goal was disallowed after the use of VAR, with Guardiola admitting the pain of their exit is still raw for City.
“We have five games left – the Premier League and the FA Cup – and another game against Spurs,” said Guardiola. “So we will see.
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“I think it will be another intense game. If you believe that Wednesday’s result doesn’t hurt or that we can just forget it, I will say 'no'.
“That is not the truth – we are human beings. We have to live with it and we have to compete with feeling.
“What we lived on Wednesday, in terms of emotions, was incredible. We are fortunate to have lived it.
“For a matter of seconds, thousands of people enjoyed a moment - and then everybody was devastated.
“People cannot expect that it’s over. It will remain in our hearts. It’s a pity, but the performance was incredible in that stage, at that level.
“I don’t want to see my players saying it doesn’t matter. I want to see them react to the hurt.
“We will try to play our game at 12:30 here at the Etihad Stadium.”
