Hart hailed as City go through

Joe Hart kept a clean sheet in what could be his final appearance for Manchester City, as Pep Guardiola’s side confirmed their place in the Champions League group stages with a 1-0 second-leg victory over Steaua Bucharest.

City’s progression was a formality when Fabian Delph scored a single goal to add to their 5-0 first-leg lead and secure a 6-0 aggregate triumph at the Etihad Stadium.

With Claudio Bravo arriving in Manchester to finalise a move on Tuesday, it seems as though Hart who captained his side to victory on Wednesday, may well have played his last game in a 10-year City career.

In a goalless first half devoid of many clear-cut chances, the best of the lot fell to Nolito. City’s new striker tried an acrobatic effort from the cross of Yaya Toure, only to see it held well by Alina Cojocaru.

Kelechi Iheanacho was handed a first competitive start under Guardiola, and he twice forced the Steaua goalkeeper into a …

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