Manchester City eyes Shakhtar Donetsk midfielders Willian & Fernandinho

Manchester City are scouting the two Brazilians who almost brought Chelsea to their knees.

Attacking midfielder Willian, who scored twice, and his sidekick Fernandinho are both now being tracked by City following their dazzling performances at Stamford Bridge.

Willian has long sinced wanted a move to England and was close to joining Spurs in the summer.

But during this Champions League campaign, Fernandinho (full name Fernando Luis Roza) has also emerged as a serious talent.

City have had problems this season and look as if they need freshening up, although they are still third in the Barclays Premier League. However, they have flopped badly in the Champions league with only two points from four games and are on the brink of going out.

Fernandinho joined league leaders Shakhtar Donetsk seven years ago and his influence has been growing this season. City are now on his trail.

They have already been made aware of Willian - full name Willian Borges da Silva - and are keen on competing with Spurs for his signature in January, even though he will be cup tied from the Champions League if they manage to get through the group.

Willian said this week: 'Chelsea and Spurs have made offers for me in the past. Who knows what will happen in the future? 'Maybe they will come back. At the moment all I am thinking about is Shakhtar and helping them to qualify for the next round of the Champions League.

'But I have always thought that one day I want to play for a big club in England, Spain or Italy, so it's very important for me to play so well against such an important team as Chelsea.'