Get the biggest City transfer window stories, pre-season news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola expects a slow start to the season for Manchester City as he blasted UEFA and FIFA for not allowing time to prepare.
With six players who got to the final of either the European Championship or Copa America yet to return to pre-season training with just a week to go until the opening fixture, the City manager warned that their focus will have to be on surviving the first few games of the campaign as they build up rhythm and fitness.
City began poorly last season but hit their stride in spectacular fashion, winning every game they played between the middle of December and the first week of March to run away with the
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