Liquid sunshine was very much the order of the day at the CFA on Friday as City stepped up preparations ahead of Saturday’s return to Premier League action at home to Southampton.

But the heavy early October rain failed to deflect from the sunny mood of Pep Guardiola’s squad with the reigning champions seeking to round off a run of three straight home games with another victory.

Fresh from a 6-3 derby win against Manchester United and then a 5-0 Champions League triumph over FC Copenhagen, it has proved a fine week’s work so far at the Etihad.

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And, as our gallery shows, the lads were in great spirits as they went about Friday’s session – with Joao Cancelo even utilising a trusty brolly - blue of course - to try and deflect some of the worst of the weather, much to Kevin De Bruyne’s amusement!

View the best of Friday’s session in our gallery below…