- Pep Guardiola put his Manchester City side through their paces on Monday
- City face Basle in the first leg of the last 16 in the Champions League on Tuesday
- Leroy Sane, Fabian Delph and David Silva all returned to training ahead of clash
- Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne trained following great displays on Saturday
Manchester City’s players looked focused on Monday as they trained ahead of their last-16 Champions League tie against Basle on Tuesday night.
Pep Guardiola’s side are 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League and still have the chance to win four trophies this season.
City thrashed Leicester 5-1 on Saturday with striker Sergio Aguero scoring four goals.
Manchester City’s players looked focused on Monday as they trained ahead of trip to Basle
Midfielder David Silva was back in training on Monday after recovering from a hip injury
Leroy Sane (L) also returned to training at the City Football Academy following an ankle injury
But there seemed to be no let up on Monday morning as Guardiola put his side through their paces at the City Football Academy.
Leroy Sane, David Silva and Fabian Delph all took part in training after recovering from their respective injuries ahead of the first-leg clash in Switzerland.
The return of such players will be a welcome boost to Guardiola, who could only name six substitutes on the bench for the 1-1 draw away to Burnley on February 3.
After the Champions League clash, City travel to Wigan in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Monday before the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal at the end of the month.
Kevin De Bruyne, who provided three assists in Saturday’s victory, was also put through his paces on Monday.
Following the win, manager Guardiola insisted the Belgian maestro can win the Ballon d’Or.
He said: ‘No doubt. He is not (just doing it in) one game. It’s the whole season, every three days playing that way. Every three days.
Fabian Delph (R) was back training on Monday after being sidelined with a knee injury
Kevin De Bruyne, who set up three goals in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Leicester, looked focused
Guardiola insisted the Belgian maestro can win the Ballon d’Or, following Saturday’s victory
‘But he knows and everyone knows, to be there you have to win titles – and titles and titles, especially one. But the way he’s played it’s difficult to find one (better) in Europe.’
The Champions League was the ‘one’ title Guardiola was referring to.
‘You have to be there in the latter stages. Without the latter stages you will not be nominated,’ he said.
Sergio Aguero (L) will be looking to score on Tuesday night after scoring four against Leicester
City have the chance to win four trophies this season and are 16 points clear at top of league