CLICK HERE to read Martin Samuel's full match report from Rome Manchester City should consider dropping Yaya Toure and continue using Fernando and Fernandinho as their midfield 'template' for playing in Europe, according to Gary Neville. The Premier League champions progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League with an organised and disciplined 2-0 defeat of Roma at the Stadio Olimpico - with Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta netting the decisive goals. As Sportsmail's Jamie Carragher noted 'it wasn't pretty', but it was effective and fellow Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville believes that fielding a more defensive-minded partnership in midfield should be how Manuel Pellegrini sets his side up in the future.
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Manchester City defeated Roma 2-0 to progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League
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Fernando and Fernandinho provided greater stability in midfield in the absence of suspended Yaya Toure
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Manuel Pellegrini should consider this side as a 'template' for playing European football, says Sky pundit Gary Neville
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