Pep Guardiola said on Friday that clubs he has coached in the past were involved in spying on their opponents after Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa admitted to using espionage tactics.
One of the main conundrums facing Guardiola is which of the Silvas, David or Bernardo, might conceivably make way to accommodate De Bruyne.
“He's much better, not with the team, maybe two or three weeks and he'll be with us. everyone else is fit," Guardiola said.
But the early days of 2019 suggest their uncharacteristic December collapse is firmly behind them.
Sergio Aguero's response sparked a big laugh from his teammates, Delph and Benjamin Mendy.
Highlighting a rather interesting difference between him and Messi-Ronaldo, Walker wrote, “Goals in 2019:
Despite a combination of nerves and fatigue at the end of a gruelling festive period, the game swung from end to end in the second-half.
"My feeling is last season it was a little bit easier to maintain that hunger because 80 percent of the players had not won anything in their lives.
Although the season has only just passed the halfway point, the game has a decisive feel as City look to make up the ground they need to retain their title.
"They are a really strong football team with an outstanding manager. We have to be prepared as well as possible," Klopp said.
