Pep Guardiola working from home as Manchester City boss is spotted with tactics board under his arm ahead of Chelsea clash
City boss swotting up ahead of titanic Premier League clash with Chelsea on Saturday
PEP GUARDIOLA is clearly nervous ahead of Manchester City's massive clash with Chelsea - after being pictured leaving the training ground with a TACTICS board.
The City boss wants to get in some extra homework ahead of the match at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.
The 46-year-old has led his team to the top of the Premier League with 16 points from a possible 18 already.
Manchester City face their biggest test of the season so far, however, travelling to the home of the champions.
Antonio Conte's team are also in fine form and unbeaten since the first day of the season - and picked up an impressive late win against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night.
But Guardiola will be confident in his side, who have scored a whopping 24 goals and conceded just one in six matches in September.
That run has included a stunning string of performances in the Premier League, beating Liverpool 5-0, high-flying Watford 6-0 on the road and Crystal Palace 5-0.
But Guardiola does have problems.
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£52million left-back Benjamin Mendy has suffered a serious knee injury and will be out for NINE months.
Guardiola doesn't have a recognised reserve left-back and midfielder Fabian Delph played in the position in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Guardiola has previously said that right-back Danilo, centre-back Eliaquim Mangala or midfielder Fernandinho could play in the position.
Oleksandar Zinchenko, a left-footed winger who is yet to make his Man City debut, is also under consideration.
Of course, It's also possible that Guardiola - who utilised the False 9 and 3-4-3 formations at Barcelona and Bayern Munich - could have something else up his sleeve.