Pep Guardiola has added three of his new signings to his UEFA Champions League squad list for the knockout stages of the competition, Manchester City have confirmed.Manchester City’s UEFA Champions

However, teams can only add a maximum of three new players to their List A squads, and squad lists cannot exceed 25 players. If a list currently includes 25 names, players needed to removed or leave the club in January, in order for new players to be added in.

Rodri has been named in Manchester City's updated squad for the UEFA Champions League, while January recruit Vitor Reis is absent.

January signings Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and Nico have all been added to Pep Guardiola’s Champions League squad.The deadline for updated List A squads for this season’s UEFA Champions

Therefore, we feel it will be a battle between Reis, who Arsenal wanted, or Khusanov for that third spot, seeing as the Citizens already have the likes of John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Josko Gvardiol in the centre-back department, with Ruben Dias set to return soon.

Manchester City showed faith in Rodri potentially returning to action this season by registering the injured Ballon d’Or winner in its Champions League squad for the knockout phase.

Pep Guardiola has said he doesn't think Manchester City can win the Champions League this season after they scraped into the play-off round to book a tie against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

Manchester City’s long-term and immediate plans for Vitor Reis remain unchanged despite the player’s exclusion from the club’s UEFA Champions League squad list.The teenager is yet to have made