Loris Karius finally gets a taste of what he dreamed about nine years ago when he lines up at The Etihad on Tuesday.

It was in 2009 when the 16-year-old German keeper was invited to Manchester City, believing one day he would be the club’s number one.

Two years later, having been limited to Under 18 and Under 21 appearances, he returned home, initially on loan to Mainz before making the deal permanent. Both he and City are unrecognisable from those times.

“I know about three people in the club: the kit man, two physios and Brian Kidd, that's about it,” says Karius.

“The club moved forward really fast and then Pep Guardiola has changed a lot.