Yaya Toure has claimed that teams now "respect" Manchester City following their winning run, as they aim to keep their impressive form going with victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.

The Citizens make the trip to Ukraine boasting five wins from five games in Group D and with 21 wins from 22 overall - one of those being a penalty shootout victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.

Toure believes that City are now the most pleasing-on-the-eye side on the continent, with a positive goal difference of 10 from their five Champions League games to date - 13 scored and three conceded.

"Our team is practising the best football in Europe but we want to play against the best teams to see where we are," he told reporters. "I think teams respect us.

"We are in a good moment. We are full of confidence. The way we control games is fantastic. But Shakhtar have a beautiful team, a great squad, a great coach. For us it is a big challenge to play against them."

City are already assured of top spot in Group F, as they boast a six-point advantage over closest challengers Shakhtar with one game to go.