But the boss also highlighted how City will use the meeting to further sharpen our minds and bodies before the start of the 2024/25 season.
The Blues will lock horns with our cross-city rivals at Wembley in the traditional curtain raiser on Saturday 10 August, with kick-off scheduled for 15:00 (UK).
It represents our first match back in England following our four assignments in the United States of America which kick-started preparations for our defence of the Premier League crown across this upcoming term.
And Guardiola says any final meeting with Erik ten Hag’s side is significant ahead of tomorrow’s clash in the capital.
“It’s important, it’s a final against [Manchester] United. But part of that is to try refine ourselves step by step,” he explained.
“Our break for most of the players and the young players, how they behave on a bigger stage, [this is] a good game.
“We will go for it.”
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