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David Silva expects Man City to use their attacking weapons in Munich © PA Photos

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David Silva believes Manchester City will claim a win away against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich on Tuesday by attacking them as though they were playing at home.

Silva was instrumental in City's 2-0 victory over Everton on Saturday, starting alongside the likes of Samir Nasri, Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero, who have already scored 15 goals between them this campaign.

When they were unable to breakdown a resolute Everton defence, manager Roberto Mancini turned to Mario Balotelli and could afford to leave Carlos Tevez on the bench. It is an impressive array of options, which lends itself to an attacking approach which Silva feels City should not abandon during their Champions League encounter at Allianz Arena.

"I think we can attack them like we do at home," Silva said.

"We can stick to our footballing principles. We don't have to change our style against other teams home or away. We believe in what we are doing and have confidence in each other so we will keep doing the same things.

"The truth is Napoli played very well against us. They are a strong team. But against Bayern we will try the same things - to keep the ball, play with the same style and get a positive result."

However, the diminutive Spaniard is not getting ahead of himself. After being held by Serie A side Napoli in their opening Champions League fixture, Silva is well aware that each match presents a significant challenge if City are to progress beyond the group stage.

"First we have to focus on Bayern Munich. We need to go little by little, try to get a good result and then improve step-by-step and see how far we can go," he said.

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