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Guardiola outlines Premier League points target

WHEN AND WHERE 

The Canaries will welcome Pep Guardiola’s side to Carrow Road on Saturday 12 February, with kick-off set for 17:30 (UK).

The match will be available to watch live in the UK on Sky Sports, while those living elsewhere across the globe can find out how to tune in via the global TV listings at the foot of this page.

Key bits of the action can also be followed over on Twitter: @ManCity.

TEAMS

Norwich

Starting XI: Gunn, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, Gilmour, Lees-Melou, McLean, Sargent, Rashica, Pukki

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Zimmermann, Giannoulis, Normann, Placheta, Dowell, Tzolis, Rowe

City

Starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden

Subs: Carson, Stones, Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Cancelo, Kayky, Delap, McAtee

Next Fixture

All fixtures

Sat 12 Feb

Premier League

Norwich

17:30

GMT

Man City

MAN CITY APP COVERAGE

As always, the official Man City app offers comprehensive coverage of the action throughout the day.

Live text commentary can be accessed in our Matchday Centre from 15:30, which includes detailed analysis and stats, minute-by-minute in-game updates and post-match reaction.

Andy Morrison and Shaun Goater are in the Matchday Live studio.

DOWNLOAD THE MAN CITY APP

Once the action gets under way, live match commentary will be available to follow with Alistair Mann and Michael Brown providing expert analysis, while those with push notifications turned on will also be updated when team news is announced or when any goals go in.

But our app coverage doesn’t stop there, with plenty of post-match features to enjoy after the final whistle.

A comprehensive match report, plus reaction from Pep and players alike can be accessed soon after full time, while a highlights package will also be available to view from 19:45.

And those with a CITY+ subscription can relive the match in full from midnight.

		Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1		Manchester City Man City	5	5	0	0	13	5	8	15
2		Arsenal Arsenal	5	4	0	1	8	4	4	12
3		Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton	5	3	1	1	16	5	11	10

MATCHDAY LIVE

Shaun Goater and Andy Morrison will be in the Matchday Live studio for our trip to East Anglia. 

The pair formed a crucial part of the side that won promotion via the 1999 play-off final against Gillingham, with Goater the top scorer and Morrison the skipper.

They will cast their eye over proceedings and share their thoughts on the contest ahead of kick-off.

Shaun and Andy will also have their say on the City team once it’s announced before discussing a number of interesting and insightful topics and memories.

Available on all digital platforms, Matchday Live provides a unique City-centric experience to your build-up.

Input from viewers is also actively encouraged, with Goat and Andy answering questions throughout the live broadcast. To have your say, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.

PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW

“The margin over Liverpool is nothing.

“We have to win a lot - more than 90 points - 95, 96 to be champions.

“We can lose, but it’s the way we lose [that’s important]. You can lose in different ways.

“Many times, when we lose, we lose as a great team and we have to continue in this way.

“I was born in Barcelona and their academy taught me everything. The best way, even there, is to think everything can go wrong.

“The warnings to yourself have to be as an individual player or as a team that tomorrow you can go down and lose and lose and lose. That’s the best way to approach games.

“We made an incredible run in the Premier League so far and Liverpool is still there round the corner. That shows how amazing and difficult our opponent is.

“We know, of course, we can lose and be bad and drop points - this is not the issue - it’s how you behave in those moments when you lose games.

“Against Brentford, we were 2-0 up and Kevin De Bruyne, the best player in the Premier League last season, ran 40 metres back to help John Stones at right back.

“We can’t ask any more than that after winning what we have won individually and collectively.

“We can lose, of course we can lose. Nobody always wins.

“The important is being there and knowing we have to win.

“We have to fight to win the Premier League and if we want to win, we will have to win an incredible amount of points against an incredible opponent we’ve faced many times.”

LAST TIME OUT 

City made it 13 wins out of 14 Premier League games with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday evening.

A goal in each half from Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne secured the victory that ensured City stay well clear at the top of the table.

FORM GUIDE

Guardiola’s side are unbeaten in 14 Premier League games and 11 games in all competitions.

Norwich have improved in recent weeks and are unbeaten in four games (all comps) and have taken seven out of a possible nine points in their last three Premier League games.

PREVIOUS MEETING

The last meeting at Carrow Road was in September 2019 and ended in a 3-2 win for the hosts.

Since then, in July 2020 and August 2021, City have won twice at the Etihad, both by a scoreline of 5-0. 

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