Pep Guardiola has taken a provocative approach to fire up his huge brood of talented players as he declared that Jack Grealish is back, as well as new star Jeremy Doku also bristling with form, which gives him the kind of explosive energy he wants anytime on call across his Manchester City squad.<\/p>\n
Guardiola wants his players to be on fire and be ready at any moment to leap into action as they warm up for winter.<\/p>\n
The Cityzens\u2019 compelling 6-1 victory over Bournemouth moved them to the top of the table 1 point ahead of Tottenham with Jeremy Doku starring in the win with one goal and four assists. This was\u00a0after he was left out of the team that beat United 3-0 last weekend, with Grealish starting for that match as the preferred one.<\/p>\n
Guardiola is apparently enjoying the pleasant headache of having to choose between the two players, depending on the rivals they are up against, yet this is precisely the kind of problem he wants as City embark on a run of 11 games in 37 days between the November international break and the end of the year. With plenty of rotation required, the manager needs his players to be competing with each other in order to give the team the best chance of maintaining their highly-respected competitive edge against opponents.<\/p>\n
“I want Jack angry and I want him to play good, and then Doku – be angry that he hasn’t played the last two games. This is the way to maintain the consistency at that level.<\/p>\n