Man City’s post-international break trend will encourage Pep Guardiola – Manchester Evening News

Manchester City have reconvened at the CFA ahead of the most important month in the club’s season, and they will be looking to continue a winning trend to kickstart their run-in on a positive note.

But first, City will have to be almost flawless to fend off the challenge of Jurgen Klopp’s side in the Premier League.

Gabriel Jesus, Ferran Torres and Bernardo Silva all knocked on the Foxes’ door for the first hour of the contest, before it turned into a gritty and dogged affair.

If anything, a home tie against Burnley is potentially as good as Guardiola could have asked for.

Returning from a two-week break against the Clarets, City were dominant and 2-0 scoreline really flattered the visitors.

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