City are second after Arsenal’s Sunday afternoon victory over Nottingham Forest took them back to the summit.
The Blues had gone above the leaders on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Leicester City thanks to a stunning Kevin De Bruyne free-kick.
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Now we face two home matches against Fulham and Brentford, as well Champions League and Carabao Cup assignments with Sevilla and Chelsea respectively, before the 2022 World Cup starts on 20 November.
After that, City won’t play until late December and Guardiola wants to go into the break in pole position.
“We want to arrive after the World Cup being there on top of the league,” he said.
“That’s why you have to rest well because it was demanding. We don’t have to travel, that is good because the fatigue can increase a lot [when you travel].”
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