Manchester City are looking to go on another unbeatable run after making a conscious effort to improve around international breaks.
In a schedule made even more cramped by the delay to finishing the 2019/20 campaign as a result of Covid-19, Pep Guardiola's side struggled for consistency and cohesion last season until mid-December before a tactical reset and some strong words in the squad turned their campaign around.
City produced a record-breaking sequence of 21 straight wins in all competitions to set them up for Premier League and Carabao Cup glory, with the players losing just two of 34 matches between the November and March international breaks.
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