Manchester City are already in third-tier mode, with a clash with Liverpool at the top of the table just over and a Carabao Cup clash in midweek.

In order to give the main team time to repair, Guardiola let all the main players rest in turn.

Manchester City will take on League One side Oxford United away in this round.

At 4 p.m. on October 10, Manchester City and Oxford United kicked off, and after 90 minutes of fierce battle, Manchester City won 2-0, making it 12 consecutive wins in all competitions in the new season.

Manchester City's victory over Oxford United, the media's reaction was not great, after all, the opponent is only a third-tier team, and Manchester City is a Premier League giant, even if it is a substitute lineup, it is difficult for Oxford United to cause an upset.

Not every team is Santa Malaga.

After this Carabao Cup tie, the team's international players returned to their respective national teams as the weekend was an international break.

After discussing with coach Bosque, Li Chuanqi did not meet Spain, because the recent games are too tired, and the friendly match does not mean much to him, so it is better to give up the opportunity to those young people.

Give Bosque more opportunities to scout the young players.

Li Chuanqi wants to use this short time to be with his family and adjust his body.

Pep Guardiola certainly welcomed Li Chuanqi's approach and arranged for a physical trainer to train him in a targeted manner.

In addition to Li Chuanqi, De Bruyne did not return to the country either, because he had just recovered from injury and was not yet able to participate in the fierce competition.

After nearly ten days of rest, the Premier League has rekindled.

Manchester City host Burnley in this round, who are currently 12th in the table and in the bottom half of the table.

The pre-match media generally believed that Manchester City would win at their home stadium and continue their winning streak.

At 8 p.m. on October 20, the match between Manchester City and Burnley began, Li Chuanqi won the starting position, and De Bruyne, who had been away from the field for a long time, finally returned from injury.

Kevin De Bruyne's return is the best news for Manchester City.

Although Manchester City has maintained a winning streak recently, there are several games that have been narrowly won or even killed.

The media believes that this phenomenon has a lot to do with De Bruyne's absence.

In the fourth minute of the first half, Manchester City broke the deadlock.

De Bruyne, who returned, lived up to the expectations of the Manchester City fans, and he made a delicate through ball in the opposition's hinterland, and Li Chuanqi flew to the end and smashed his right foot to get rid of the defense and enter the penalty area.

The opposing central defender made a mistake in his busy and stretched out his foot to trip Li Chuanqi to the ground.

The referee blew the whistle and awarded a penalty.

A surprising and heartwarming scene appeared, Li Chuanqi delivered the football to De Bruyne's hands.

De Bruyne was surprised, then took the football and hugged Li Chuanqi.

The applause at the Yoon Tihad Stadium was thunderous!

De Bruyne made it all in one fell swoop, and Manchester City led 1-0!

After De Bruyne completed the penalty, he jumped on Li Chuanqi......

Ten minutes later, Manchester City got a direct free kick opportunity at the edge of the penalty area, and Li Chuanqi's free kick went around the wall and flew towards the top right corner of the goal!

The Burnley goalkeeper misjudged the direction and could only watch the ball fly into the goal!

Two to zero!

City took advantage of the win and three minutes later, Li Chuanqi launched an attack on the left flank, got rid of two defenders, and sent the ball to the back post.

Raheem Sterling grabs a cushion shot in front of goal!

Three to zero!

It took just over 20 minutes for Manchester City to seal the win!

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Manchester City played a wonderful match in front of the Burnley penalty area, De Bruyne made a diagonal pass to the penalty area, Li Chuanqi, who was inserting forward, crossed the middle, and Aguero followed up in the middle with a push!

Four to zero!

Manchester City doubled the score!

Before the end of the first half, Manchester City took advantage of a mistake by the opposing defender and Li Chuanqi extended the score to 5-0.

At the end of the first half, Li Chuanqi finished work.

He was replaced by David Silva.

Because the Champions League group stage will be played in four days.

At the start of the second half, City slowed down the tempo and the win was decided, so there was no need to 'provoke' their opponents.

It is not known whether it was a deliberate release or the player's poor form, Manchester City wasted a couple of scoring chances in the second half and failed to extend their lead.

However, Burnley's attacks were dangerous on several occasions and almost broke the Manchester City goal.

Neither side was successful in the second half, with City winning 5-0 thanks to five goals in the first half.

With this victory, Manchester City has won nine consecutive Premier League games and thirteen consecutive wins in all competitions!

Empoli know what a terrifying home stadium the Intihad Stadium is.

Manchester City are about to enter the Champions League preparations, and they will travel to face Shakhtar Donetsk in this round.

Shakhtar Donetsk, who drew their first two games with their opponents, are currently second in the group with two points.

As long as Manchester City can win away from home in this round, they have basically locked up the group qualification.

On October 23, Manchester City took an international flight to Donetsk, Ukraine.

As soon as I got off the plane, the Manchester City players all tightened their collars, it was too cold!

Li Chuanqi looked at the white smoke coming out of De Bruyne's nostrils, smiled and shook his head gently.

Mining in Donetsk is a veteran of the Ukrainian league and often appears in Europe, defending the dignity of Ukrainian football together with Dynamo Kyiv.

At the same time, it has also sent a large number of talents to the Ukrainian national team.

Shakhtar Donetsk have won the Ukrainian Premier League 11 times, the Ukrainian Cup 12 times, the Ukrainian Super Cup 8 times, and the UEFA Cup in 2009!

The two teams were in the same group last season, with both teams winning on their home turf.

In the second round of last season's Champions League group, Manchester City beat Shakhtar 2-0 at the Intihad Stadium thanks to goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling!

In the final round of the group stage, Manchester City, which had already qualified in advance, lost 1-2 in Ukraine and failed to win six consecutive wins in the group stage.

Shakhtar Donetsk, on the other hand, relied on this victory to advance to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Despite conceding goals in their last six home European matches, Shakhtar Donetsk have lost just one of their last fifteen home games in Europe, winning eleven and drawing three of their remaining fourteen matches!

】

It can be seen that Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League record is quite good!

Coupled with the fact that Ukraine has entered winter at this time, some European media believe that Shakhtar Donetsk has a chance to end Manchester City's winning streak.

The British media believe that Shakhtar Donetsk will not be able to end Manchester City's winning streak, as Manchester City have not had many injuries recently, and with De Bruyne's return, Manchester City's control in midfield will be greatly strengthened.

As for the cold weather, aren't Shakhtar Donetsk's players not afraid of the cold?

The reporters waiting at the airport looked at the Manchester City group and issued a call to them.

Pep Guardiola said in an interview: "The weather is a big factor, but I have confidence in my team! ”

Li Chuanqi said: "Shakhtar Donetsk is a team that deserves respect, I will try my best to play at my level! ”

De Bruyne said: "We have only one goal, and that is to take a win here! ”