City demolish Basel

Ilkay Gundogan says there is still more to come from Manchester City after their "perfect" 4-0 rout of Basel left them on the verge of the Champions League quarterfinals.

City destroyed Basel's morale with a three-goal burst after just 23 minutes of the first leg last-16 mismatch. City's first three goals came in a devastating nine-minute spell thanks to a header from Gundogan, a Bernardo Silva volley and a long-range Sergio Aguero strike.

It was Aguero's 14th goal in 11 games in 2018.

Gundogan added a fourth after the break and was only denied a hattrick by the determination of Basel goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.

The tie looks all but settled ahead of the return leg at the Etihad on March 7.

"The result was maybe perfect, but there are still things to improve," said Gundogan

The 27-year-old German singled out City's playmaker Kevin de Bruyne for his part in his opening goal.

"I had the opponent on my back so it was not really easy to head it, but the timing was perfect and the ball was perfect from Kevin," said Gundogan.

"To win 4-0 away in the last 16 is an amazing result, we are almost in the quarter-finals, but I am not saying we are already there, out of respect for Basel," said Guardiola.