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Gerard Pique warns Manchester City of 'multiple' threats

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique warns Manchester City of the dangers involved in focusing their energy on combating Lionel Messi on Tuesday.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has warned Manchester City of the dangers involved in focusing their energy on combating Lionel Messi ahead of Tuesday's Champions League encounter.

The two teams clash at the Etihad Stadium next week in the last-16 stage of Europe's premier competition, and the Spain international believes that Manuel Pellegrini's men should also be concerned about the attacking qualities of Neymar, Pedro and Alexis Sanchez.

He told The Telegraph: "He's (Neymar's) really young, he's got a lot of hunger to show to the world that he is right for Barcelona and that he's one of the best players in the word.

"Everything was on Messi, with everyone trying to stop him. Now we have another way. Ok, if it's not Messi's day, we have Neymar, we have Pedro, we have Alexis, we have a lot of quality in the striker area, and I think that's really good for the team."

The match is scheduled to kick off at 7.45pm on Tuesday.

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