View the best images from training as City’s West Ham preparations continued on Thursday.

Pep Guardiola’s side welcome the Hammers to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 4 January, with kick-off scheduled for 15:00 (UK).

Due to the blackout rules across English football, the fixture won’t be broadcast live in United Kingdom, meaning the Official Man City App will be the ideal place to follow the action.

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The Blues enter the assignment buoyed after beating Leicester 2-0 last time out thanks to goals from Savinho and Erling Haaland at the King Power Stadium.

City last met West Ham in August’s reverse fixture at the London Stadium where a Haaland hat-trick helped us to a 3-1 success in the capital.

But we’ll have to be at our very best to collect three points this weekend against Julen Lopetegui’s side who have lost just one of their last five matches which has dragged them away from the relegation scrap.

With that in mind, meticulous hard work at the City Football Academy was met with plenty of smiles ahead of our clash with the Irons on Thursday.

Check out a selection of pictures from the session via the gallery below…