Manchester City will be relishing the chance to make back-to-back wins in the Premier League when they welcome Bournemouth to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
City opened their defence of the title with a commanding 2-0 victory over West Ham United on the opening day of the new season with Erling Haaland scoring twice on his Premier League debut.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, are looking to continue their winning momentum heading into this match after claiming a comfortable 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.
When the two teams last met in the Premier League, Manchester City came out on top after claiming 2-1 victories in both home and away legs against Bournemouth during the 2019-20 season.
“Improving the team and getting better, that is the main reason I am still here,” Man City boss Pep Guardiola said.
“I am sad because we lost the Community Shield, but especially because we didn’t play as well as we can do.
“The only thing I am here for is to make the team play better and make individual players better. Nothing is eternal, not even this team that has done many good things in the last years.
“Everyone knows inside this club that we have won four Premier Leagues in five years is extraordinary. We can improve it.
“Otherwise if I feel with the players I have I cannot make the next step, we can do better. This is the only reason I am here.
“I am not leaving here if we don’t win the Premier League, if we don’t win the other trophies. I know losing tournaments is more normal than winning.
“It is going to happen sooner rather than later. This is the way, since day one when I started with the second team in Barcelona.”
Guardiola will continue to be without defender Aymeric Laporte as he continues to recover from knee surgery, meanwhile, Cherries boss Scott Parker will welcome Ryan Fredericks into the fold for the weekend while Joe Rothwell is out with a thigh problem.
Erling Haaland will be relishing the chance to continue his fast start to life at Man City after scoring a brace in their win over West Ham United on his debut for his new club.
Kieffer Moore will be hoping to help his side secure back-to-back wins in the league after he got his name on the score sheet in their win over Aston Villa, having scored in each of his last three league games for Bournemouth.