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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City players have been ‘incredibly disciplined’ over festive period ahead of Nottingham Forest clash


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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists his players have remained “incredibly disciplined” during the Christmas break as they prepare to play Nottingham Forest.
City can go top of the Premier League – if only temporarily – when they visit Forest on Saturday, in a game that will be live on TNT Sports and discovery+with coverage starting from 11:00 UK time.
Guardiola said last week that his players would be weighed on their return to training after Christmas, assessing their fitness to play at the City Ground.

But he clearly does not think there will be any concerns, judging by his latest comments.

“I earn four or five kilograms more for the amount of food and drinks that I have drunk, so it is really good,” Guardiola said.

“(The players) have been incredibly disciplined since 10 years ago. Last season for the injuries that we had was a little bit more difficult, but always they behaved unbelievably, all the players I had in the last decade and that is not an exception today.

“We have a standard as a club – everybody knows exactly what they have to do.”

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On Christmas Day, striker Erling Haaland shared a picture on social media of himself weighing 94.4kg on a scale with the caption: “All good!”

City won four league titles in a row under Guardiola, but saw Liverpool take their crown last season.

Now they are in the title hunt again, sitting two points behind Arsenal at Christmas. The Gunners host Brighton shortly after City’s meeting with Forest on Saturday.

“I prefer to be 10 points ahead of everyone, but it is what it is. It is going really well, but we are there,” Guardiola said.

“We are still in the end of December. In the Champions League we are up there, in the Premier League we are up there, we are in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, the start of the FA Cup is soon.”

The City boss added that “everything can happen” during the January transfer window, with the club reportedly in talks to sign Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo.
With just one Premier League game on Boxing Day – Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Newcastle – there are seven games on a busy Saturday.

In March, when Forest last met City at their home ground in the Premier League, they won 1-0 with a late goal from Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Forest were in the hunt for a UEFA Champions League place back then, but it has been a very different story this season.

They are currently in 17th, one place above the relegation zone, after Monday’s 1-0 defeat at Fulham.

But their form has improved under Sean Dyche, who has overseen six wins from their last nine games in all competitions, giving fans hope they can climb the table.

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