City are third in the Premier League with 27 points, 13 ahead of 12th-placed Burnley after 12 games.
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Toure scored twice at Selhurst Park as he made his first league appearance of the season after being sidelined because of a row between his agent, Dimitri Seluk, and Guardiola.
He arranged for his squad to take part in a late 4pm training session Friday and then stay overnight at the City Football Academy to make sure they are in the best shape, physically and mentally, to face Burnley.
The 33-year-old belatedly offered an apology earlier this month and was a surprise inclusion in the starting line-up at Crystal Palace.
Chelsea are top of the Premier League table after seven wins in a row.
Guardiola, meanwhile, insists he has no intention of trying to sign Lionel Messi while ever he is City boss.
WHICH attacking midfielders get the most goals and assists per minute in matches against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United? I don’t want to put the responsibility on Yaya to win the games, I never do that. Yaya is going to play games and some of them are not going to play. He can now mould the team to his preferred style and with Yaya Touré back in the mix, along with the impending arrival of promising striker Gabriel Jesus, the squad looks robust. This is going to be a real test of their resolve, but we have already seen how frustrating Burnley can be to play against this season.
“The most important thing is to help the team”, he added.
However, Guardiola’s side have had limited training time after an away trip to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Wednesday, and he is expecting a hard test in the weekend’s early kickoff.
Key Stat: One for the road – Manchester City have won their last five Premier League away games.
They were not entirely convincing in Germany either, with a failure to win meaning they are now certain to finish second in their Champions League group, which is likely to result in a tougher draw in the next round. “The Champions League is tougher than before”.
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“Guardiola talks about how he is still getting to know how his players react, and it may well be that the two need more time than most to recover; one is not used to the demands of the Champions League and the other missed the start of the season with injury”.
