UCL: Ex-Chelsea striker, Sutton predicts winner of Man City vs Inter Milan

Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton has predicted the outcome of the Champions League final game between Manchester City and Inter Milan.

According to him, the game will end in a victory in favour of Pep Guardiola’s  Manchester City at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday.

It would be Manchester City’s second UEFA Champions League final in three seasons, having been beaten by Chelsea in the final in 2021.

The Cityzenes defeated holders Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate in the last-four after beating Bayern Munich 4-1 in the quarter-finals.

Inter Milan, on the other hand, are set to appear in their first European final in 13 years. They made the most of their comparatively easier route to Istanbul, beating AC Milan 3-0 in the semi-final and Benfica 5-3 in the last-eight stage.

Writing in his BBC column, Sutton said, “This is a dangerous game for Manchester City. Inter Milan are giants of European football but at this moment in time, Pep Guardiola’s side are far superior. Everyone expects City to win but there must be the thought that they have been in this situation before – when everyone expected them to beat lesser teams, and they didn’t do it.

 “City’s history in the Champions League since Guardiola took charge as their manager in 2016 does make you wonder whether they will somehow miss out again, but this could be seventh time lucky for him. It should be.”