Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City stars to take advantage of the upcoming fixtures between their Premier League rivals.
City ended a gruelling week on a high when they followed up confirmation of top spot in their Champions League group at Dortmund with a 1-0 win at Leicester that sent them clear at the top of the Premier League for a day. Defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea later in the day allowed the Blues to stretch their lead over those teams.
Tottenham and Newcastle won though, and early leaders Arsenal responded to being knocked off top spot by thumping Nottingham Forest on Sunday to restore their two-point lead to remind City of the stiff competition they still face. Mikel Arteta's side have it in their hands to achieve the psychological advantage of heading into the break for the World Cup as the top team.
