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Pep Guardiola and his players were back at the City Football Academy getting ready for the weekend.
City had a rare midweek without a game but we’re soon back in Premier League action.
The Blues travel to Aston Villa on Saturday for a lunchtime game with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 (UK).
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Our clash will be the final match before Christmas Day and we will have the best City-centric coverage available on mancity.com and the official Manchester City app.
We’ve got minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre and David James and Andy Morrison in the studio for our latest Matchday Live show.
During the game, you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Michael Brown.
And City were working hard ahead of the game to make sure we are ready for another tough test.
View the gallery from Wednesday’s training below…