You can bet your bottom dollar Pep Guardiola will want a win over Celtic on Tuesday night to ensure Manchester City return to winning ways following their defeat to Premier League leaders Chelsea on Saturday.

Guardiola cannot be satisfied with City's home form this season, as the Citizens have failed to record a Premier League victory at the Etihad Stadium since September.

For Celtic, Brendan Rodgers will take his players to Manchester hoping to secure a victory over City to continue the club's winning momentum of late. The fast pace and intense style Celtic pose is something City have struggled to contain all campaign and caused plenty of problems during the reverse fixture in September.

But where will the game be won and lost? Who will have the biggest impact on the scoreline? Football FanCast take a look at three key battles that could determine the outcome of the match.

Patrick Roberts vs Gael Clichy

PATRICK ROBERTS

On-loan Manchester City winger Patrick Roberts is eligible to play against his parent club on Tuesday and the former Fulham winger will be keen to make an impression at the Etihad Stadium. Roberts returns to City next summer with eyes on replacing Jesus Navas in the first team squad.

In regards to this week's clash, left-back Gael Clichy will likely be the man tasked with stopping Roberts and could be in for a long night if the prodigious wide man hits the heights he's capable of.

Be wary City!

Raheem Sterling vs Emilio Izaguirre

Raheem Sterling v Swansea

Potentially, this could be brutal. If Raheem Sterling finds his mojo on Tuesday, the battle between him and Emilio Izaguirre could decide the victor of the Etihad Stadium clash.

The Honduran has come into the side in the absence of Kieran Tierney but may struggle to contain the pace and trickery of Sterling, who will be fresh having missed City's defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.

Sterling's impact on the 3-3 draw at Celtic Park in September was crucial to City obtaining a draw.

Leroy Sané vs Cristian Gamboa

Leroy Sane

In all honesty, Leroy Sané was arguably City's biggest attacking threat against Chelsea on Saturday, having regularly found himself in positions capable of hurting the Blues.

The German winger was ignored on countless occasions by his City team-mates and was eventually frozen out of the game.

Sané has shown cameos of his credentials and Celtic will provide him with the ideal opportunity to impress the City manager. Costa Rican right-back Cristian Gamboa could be in for a troubled evening if Sané starts to find space on the wing.