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Marsch was in charge of Leipzig when they were
lost 6-3 to City in a group stage match in September before he
parted ways with the Bundesliga club at the end of the year.
Leeds, who drew 0-0 at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on
Monday, host City on Saturday and American Marsch said he was
well aware of the leaders' quality.
"Now comes to Elland Road, for me, the best team in the world,"
Marsch told reporters. "One of my teams this season has already
played against Man City and I know what a challenge that game
is.
"I know how difficult it is to limit their best players. We will
have to be incredibly effective and clear with how we want to
play against the ball and then we will have to find ways with
the ball to try and control the ball a little more."
Leeds are 16th in the league on 34 points, five points above the
relegation zone, with five games left. Monday's game was their
first since April 9.
"I think it's a really big point," Marsch said. "It gets us
closer to our ultimate goal ...
"It wasn't so easy with 16 days (between matches) to keep match
sharpness and that showed a little bit.
"But the mentality of the group and the ability of the team to
fight for every inch on the pitch I think really helped us earn
the point."
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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