Manchester City racked up their fourth straight win by thrashing RB Leipzig 6-3 in their Champions League Group A opener yesterday morning (Singapore time).

But the swathes of empty seats at the Etihad - there were nearly 17,000 unoccupied seats at the 55,000-capacity stadium - prompted City manager Pep Guardiola to issue a plea for their supporters to turn up in force for tomorrow's home English Premier League game against Southampton.