Pep Guardiola preaches caution ahead of Project Restart

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League group C match between Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk at Etihad Stadium on November 26, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Some 98 days since he last looked forward to this fixture, Pep Guardiola returns to the Etihad Stadium tonight for a reunion with his close friend Mikel Arteta in circumstances that could barely have been imagined when the game was originally scheduled.