Manchester CITY f.c.

Pep Guardiola believes City's strong start to the 2022/23 campaign could prove vital due to this season's World Cup-enforced winter break.

“That is the most important thing. “Two seasons ago we lost seven points in the first five games and last season we lost five points in the first five games. “And Phil is so important, he always creates something unexpected, he is dynamic, he is intelligent with his movement but at the same time he is young and sometimes he still has to understand what he has to do.