I HAVE A BERNING DESIRE

.to REALLY beat them, says City star Silva

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IT'S been only 10 months since Manchester City were last in Madrid - but it feels like an awful lot has changed.

City folded tamely across two legs in the playoff round, another blot on a miserable copybook of a season and further proof that Pep Guardiolas squad needed a rebuild.

A £350million spend across January and the summer and the departures of key figures such as Ederson, Kyle Walker, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne have added a fresh look to this group.

And they now face Real with the upper hand, piling the pressure on Arsenal and with a squad that feels more united than it did last season.

Guardiola (inset) has called this league phase fixture a chance to lay down a statement and captain Bernardo Silva also senses the game is a barometer for this group.