Back from his break, but Guardiola fears players at breaking point

Pep insisted the demands on players, once the midweek fixtures kick in, is asking too much

HEAVY WORKLOAD: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with Kyle Walker and Erling Haaland. Pic: Steven Paston/PA Wire

PEP GUARDIOLA said he was happy to be back after an enforced break, but he had a funny way of showing it.

In different measure, he was delighted, proud, happy and even surprised with how well his team played to come back from a goal down with three second-half strikes to maintain their 100% record five games into their latest defence of the Premier League title.