Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola can't say if their title push will stay on track after their Champions League heart break.

Guardiola said he and his players are still hurting from Wednesday's defeat on away goals when Raheem Sterling's dramatic late strike – which would have sent City through – was ruled out for offside by VAR.

The Blues tackle Spurs today for the third time in 12 days, with Guardiola's side needing a win to climb back above title rivals Liverpool to the Premier League summit.

“I don't know," he said. “Before the game, you don't know how you will play, you never know how you'll react. We were out other times and we reacted well. But really, I don't know.

“We're so sad, we had an ­incredible dream to go through.

“We're human beings. We have to live with it and we have to compete with feeling.

“I feel really emotional and ­really proud for playing like we did in both games, especially the second game – no surrender, go until the end. If you believe it doesn't hurt, or we forget it, I'd say no. I want my players to know what they did on Wednesday. It will take time, and we have to live with that feeling.

“What we lived was incredible, we were lucky to live it. More than 55,000 people happy... then devastated in a second.

“It will remain in our hearts because in the future the ­performance we did was ­incredible at this level.

“Tomorrow I want to see the same from my players – even when we're hurt, in tough ­moments, that's why we are ­professionals."