Pep Guardiola says he wants last Sunday’s 2-0 win at Leicester to act as the ideal inspiration to help kick-start City into a consistent run of form as we prepare for our first match of 2025.The

Manchester City are looking for a much-needed victory in their first outing of the new year, taking on West Ham United on Saturday afternoon. The Cityzens ended a five-game winless run against Leicester City last time out but looked far from convincing in their 2-0 triumph.

West Ham have conceded at least once in each of their past 24 Premier League games against Manchester City – only against Sunderland have they had a longer run without a clean sheet in their league history (25 between 1923 and 1968).