The Portuguese playmaker spent three years at the Stade Louis II between 2014 and 2017 as he first made his mark on senior football at the highest level.
That period included a spectacular 2016/17 campaign that saw Monaco win the French top tier and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
City’s travelling squad confirmed
Many City fans were first alerted to Bernardo’s talents that season in a jaw-dropping display for Monaco at the Etihad at the Round of 16 stage of the competition.
Now in his eighth season at City, this will be the first time he has come up against his former side and our captain can’t wait.
“It feels great,” he said.
“I was here for three seasons and I have great memories.
“This club gave me the opportunity to play at a high level for the first time and I am really happy to be here.
“It was unbelievable to beat a team like City and we did well in all competitions.
“We won the French league, reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. It was a young team with a lot of energy to show themselves to the world.
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Monaco v City App coverage
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from our latest Champions League tie in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 18:45 (UK).
FG and Chris Ingram will be out in Monaco, with Fabian Delph and Michael Brown back in Manchester with Liam Loftus as the panel discuss all the action before, during and after the full-time whistle.
We will also provide live audio commentary from Chris Sharples and Clive Allen while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
We’ll have a quick-hit 2-minute highlights package available at Midnight (UK) on Wednesday and 23:00 (Global) on Thursday, while you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit from 23:00 (Global) on Thursday, too.
On CITY+ meanwhile, there’ll be our popular full-match replay as well as our new extended highlights offering which features the best 20 minutes of action from the game. Both are also available at Midnight (UK) on Wednesday and 23:00 (Global) on Thursday.
