Can Manchester City pick up where they left off last season or will they have a serious challenger? “I am happy that he is here in the Premier League,” said Guardiola. And France World Cup winners N’Golo Kante and Olivier Giroud, Belgium trio Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Michy Batshuayi, plus England’s Gary Cahill, are yet to return following the World Cup. The 59-year-old is eager to do well but he acknowledges the size of the task against the Premier League champions. City face Arsenal away on August 12 in a high-profile start to their Premier League title defence while Chelsea have an away trip to Huddersfield the previous day.

Source: The Express Tribune August 04, 2018 11:50 UTC