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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar are "almost unplayable" but added that he has "an idea" for Tuesday's Champions League clash. City lost 4-0 as former Barca boss Guardiola returned to the Camp Nou last month, with Messi scoring a hat trick and Neymar adding the fourth late on after having missed a penalty. Ahead of the Group C game at the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola told reporters: "The two wide players from Barcelona are almost unplayable." Guardiola had left out Sergio Aguero for the 4-0 loss in favour of an extra midfielder in an effort to stifle the Barca attack, but his plans were thwarted as City failed to take their chances in front of goal and also saw goalkeeper Claudio Bravo sent off for handling the ball outside the area. Asked whether he had a plan for the return match, Guardiola said: "I have an idea, yeah." He gave little else away, although he later added: "Maybe we are going to change the way we press." In addition to Messi and Neymar, Luis Suarez also represents a significant threat to the City defence and Guardiola said the Uruguayan has different "qualities" to Aguero, although he did not elaborate. "The quality is Luis Suarez, I don't want those qualities," he said. "Aguero has his own qualities. I want to help Aguero to achieve his huge qualities as much as possible. "Suarez has a quality I can't ask of Sergio. What Suarez does I can't ask Sergio because it would be unfair. I want to build up Sergio's quality and also his mentality."
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