Nathan Ake is relishing added competition from Josko Gvardiol in the defensive ranks as Manchester City strive to build on their historic treble success this season.
Man City tour diary - day two: Blues squad on the way and an unspectacular comeback
20.07.2023 - 17:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tottenham away in 2004, QPR at home in 2012, Gillingham at Wembley in 1999. Okay, buying an Ethernet cable in Japan wasn't quite one of the all-time great comebacks, but it certainly feels great to be back online again.
If you read day one of my tour diary, it will make some sense; if not, then have a read, and you'll soon realise why I am so excited to actually be able to work.
The second day in Japan is just as energy-sapping as the first, with temperatures hitting 33 degrees celsius. It'll get to a point when I stop doing daily weather updates, but it is relevant given that it will surely have an impact on the quality of the first match this weekend.
Another factor that should have a positive impact on that opener is that City have brought a star-studded squad with them to Tokyo, with Kevin De Bruyne the standout name after his recent injury lay-off.
We should get an update on his fitness from Pep Guardiola this weekend, as well as a transfer update on the futures of those players who could well make an early exit from the City hotel. One is all but confirmed already, with Riyad Mahrez absent from the tour squad ahead of his impending move to Saudi Arabia.
Day three brings with it our first sit-down interview with a City star and an event in the evening that involves Shaun Wright-Phillips and karaoke. Things really are heating up.
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