Unbeaten Manchester City train ahead of Southampton clash... is this the only way to restrain Gabriel Jesus and Co?

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Manchester City's victory at the weekend against Huddersfield fostered beliefs that Pep Guardiola's side could go unbeaten the whole Premier League campaign.

Goals from Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling completed a second-half comeback after they had initially gone one goal behind at the John Smith Stadium.

The three points saw Guardiola's team set a new record for highest points tally in the top flight after 13 games with 37.

Is this how to keep Gabriel Jesus on a leash? The Brazilian took part in an resistance exercise

Kevin de Bruyne smiles and poses for the camera during Manchester City's training session

Leroy Sane jokes around with team-mate Yaya Toure prior to the session at the Etihad Campus

Sergio Aguero laughs during City's preparations for Southampton clash on Wednesday

Next up for City is a home tie against Southampton and their boss Mauricio Pellegrino will be wondering how he can possibly derail them.

Guardiola's side have already begun preparations for the clash at the Etihad Stadium and trained in windy and wet conditions on Monday.

Gabriel Jesus was snapped during the session taking part in an intensive resistance exercise with coach Domenec Torrent.

Unfortunately for Southampton a resistance band will not be available for them to use to tame Gabriel Jesus and Co come Wednesday night.

But they will have to find some way to stop City or face the prospect of being just another victim on their long list of victories.

Southampton will have to contend and nullify several of their star players if they want to register some kind of result.

All of City's stars, who will be a huge threat to Pellegrino's side, were out on show on Monday as they trained at the Etihad Campus ahead of the fixture.

Forward Jesus was snapped working on his sprints during Monday's training session

Pep Guardiola kept a watchful eye over the session and spoke with midfielder Ilkay Gundogan

Club captain Vincent Kompany smiles and laughs as he gives team-mate Sane a cuddle

Nicolas Otamendi and Raheem Sterling braved the wintery conditions as they ran in the rain 

There was a certain kind of togetherness and atmosphere around the players during the session, the kind that comes with the territory of sitting eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Leroy Sane was seen laughing and joking with club captain Vincent Kompany, with the latter seen putting his arm around him for a cuddle.

The mood in the City camp seems incredibly high at the moment with Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne also spotted laughing during the light-hearted training session.

England international, Sterling, who has been in sensational form this season, was pictured smiling as he took part in a fitness drill.

Guardiola has earned several plaudits for the way he has coached Sterling and improved him as a player, with the winger already surpassing his goalscoring haul for Liverpool four years ago and City in the 2015-16 season. 

Kyle Walker took to Twitter after the training session to praise the City boss, writing: 'every day's a school day! #mancity'.

With United facing a testing trip to Watford on Tuesday, Guardiola will be eager for his side to pick up another three points to put further distance between them and their second-placed rivals.