MAKE IT SNAPPY

Pep's desperate for a flying start this time

- BY SIMON BAJKOWSKI

PEP GUARDIOLA wants Manchester City to show immediate improvement in the Champions League following last year's failure.

The Blues are fighting to show they are capable of winning trophies again after their first season without silverware in eight years.

City failed to make the knockout rounds in the Champions League last year after finishing 22nd in the group stage and being knocked out in the playoffs by Real Madrid.