Jeremy Doku believes Manchester City demonstrated enough quality while being knocked out of the Champions League to show that Pep Guardiola's men could yet enjoy a successful season. City were all but eliminated by Spanish giants Real Madrid during a 3-0 defeat in last week's first leg of a last-16 tie at the Bernabeu Stadium.

And the record 15-time European champions completed the job at City's Etihad Stadium on Tuesday with a 2-1 success for a 5-1 aggregate win after the hosts played most of that match a man down following captain Bernardo Silva's red card for handball. Defeat capped a tough few days for City, with a draw at West Ham in between the two matches with Real leaving them nine points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal. They must now rouse themselves for a League Cup final against the Gunners at Wembley on Sunday, but City winger Doku is convinced team morale remains high. "We played well (against Real)," he said.