The former Santos star is expected to feature in the clash at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.
Ahead of the Champions League quarter-final, 22-year-old Neymar made reference to an icon of a different sport.
Just hours before the game, the Brazilian posted a photo to his Instagram account of his face hidden by a baseball cap embroidered with the initials ‘JRDN’ in a reference to Michael Jordan, ex-basketball player of the Chicago Bulls.
“#MichaelJordan #Legend” read the caption.
Tuesday’s game may result in Neymar’s return to the Catalans’ starting line-up. On Saturday he came off the bench to score the final goal in his team’s 6-0 rout of Rayo Vallecano.
