straight to your inbox Manchester City are considering whether to play a friendly game this week as they prepare for their Champions League encounter with Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola gave his players a few days off before the redundant Premier League game with Norwich ahead of a two-week training camp aimed at knowing everything they possibly can about the dangers that Real will pose.
The manager has warned that they cannot afford to take their focus off the side he has called the kings of the competition owing to their unrivalled success.
City played an 11-a-side friendly within their own squad ahead of the Premier League restart both to keep the health risk low and so that they could better communicate their own ideas.Guardiola had.
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