STOKED UP BY LAMB’S SHOCK WIN

PAUL LAMBERT claims Stoke can take inspiration from his Champions League success with Borussia Dortmund as they prepare to face Manchester City.

Lambert knows his Stoke strugglers are being written off for Monday’s clash at the bet365 Stadium, but says Dortmund were also huge underdogs before beating Juventus in the 1997 final.

“On any given day, you can win a game of football,” said the Potters boss, who has taken seven points from his six games.

“If I go back to my playing career, did anyone give Borussia Dortmund a chance against the great Juve side in ’97?

“Probably not. Probably everybody and their dog thought Juve would win.

“But in a one-off game, you can win and that’s the beauty of football.

“We’ll do everything we can to try to win.

“If we try to play football the same way they do then we will be beat. That’s the reality.

“We have to have another way to try to beat them.”