Man City climbs to 3rd in EPL with win over Burnley

The 19-year-old, who signed a five-year deal with City in the summer, should be able to play later this month, with Guardiola saying he won’t need much training to get back to full fitness after making his last appearance on November 27.

“Right now he’s exhausted because we played three or four days ago [last Monday] and we play [this Monday] so that is normal, but I think when you see against Arsenal he was not far away, in how he arrived and how he created”.

“Manchester City is three years or maybe longer, but I am still approaching the end of my career, like a manager”.

When the Argentine came off the bench and fired in City’s second from an impossible angle it provided another hint that some see the current season as the old guard against the new: Roberto Mancini’s matchwinners against Guardiola’s system.

“In the moment, I will feel – and I am a little bit in that process – I feel that the end of my career, I will be”. It’s [1.9] and given the way they’ve defended of late, it’s one to take on.

Asked about the Fernandinho incident by the BBC, Guardiola said: “You’re the journalist not me”.

Fernandinho was sent off for the third time in six matches on Monday, leaving Manchester City with a huge problem going forward.

“When it’s finished, with one month or two months left, we’re going to see what is our position and in that moment we’re going to decide what our target is”.

“But okay so I have to adapt and I have to understand there are special rules here in England”. Claudio Bravo is fouled.

Sean Dyche (Burnley): “Everyone has documented our away form, although more our away results, because the last two or three away I think we’ve delivered a decent performance”.

Craig Burley dials in on Pep Guardiola’s managerial arrogance in this week’s Premier League takeaway.

“I saw it happen to Maarten Stekelenburg in the Everton v Middlesbrough game at the beginning of the season and it was the same – it was a goal”.

“He did say to me it’s different, compared to Spain and Germany, and this idea of working on second balls, rather than just building play”.

With City having had a solid year, we thought we’d take a look back and review their 2016, and thus have selected their THREE most improved players from the calendar year…