Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola warns unbeaten stars: 'We cannot afford to be arrogant'

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Pep Guardiola is focusing on individual mistakes in training to stop arrogance derailing Manchester City.

The City manager is mindful that the record-breaking 15-match run of wins and an eight-point lead at the Premier League's summit could see concentration levels plummet.

And he has continued to come down hard on his stars before travelling to Leicester City, the scene of an embarrassing 4-2 capitulation last season.

Pep Guardiola is focusing on mistakes in training to stop arrogance derailing Manchester City

Defender Danilo jokes during training at the Manchester City Football Academy on Friday

England starlet Phil Foden continues to train with the senior team to aid his development

Bernardo Silva is all smiles as the City squad are put through their paces ahead of the weekend

City travel to Leicester on Saturday, the scene of an embarrassing 4-2 capitulation last year

'The moment they don't believe they can be better then that's the moment we crash, to fall down,' Guardiola said.

'It will be a big mistake if they think they have (already cracked it). They will do a big mistake when they think we've done enough until now.

'When we analyse the results, there is nothing to say. But when you see the games - picking out the mistakes - and we have 10 mistakes the same then there is a reason to work for the future.'

Sergio Aguero was wrapped up to protect against the cold as his side gear up to face Leicester

Keeper Ederson makes a save during City training. The keeper has impressed this season

City are without the suspended Nicolas Otamendi, with Eliaquim Mangala favourite to step in

Guardiola is without Nicolas Otamendi, the Argentine serving a one-match suspension, and it is understood Eliaquim Mangala is favourite to deputise. 

Vincent Kompany, out with a calf problem since August, trained this week but remains a doubt.

Otamendi's partnership with John Stones has been a key reason behind City's scintillating start to this term and Guardiola believes the latter has grown in stature after recently becoming a father.

'He is more mature,' Guardiola added. 'Defensively all the team have helped a lot but he joined a good partnership with Nico.

'Every game last season he made one or two mistakes and this season that is more irregular. He has this amazing quality to understand the game, to be calm, to read the next pass.'