Guardiola Wary Of "aggressive" Leeds Team

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, said Leeds United would not have been his first choice to open their Premier League campaign against. He anticipates a challenging test against the "most aggressive" team in the division later on Wednesday.

City is eight points behind league leaders Arsenal after losing to Brentford in their penultimate league match before the World Cup break. With two more games played than Guardiola's team, Newcastle United has overtaken them to move into second place, one point behind City.

Guardiola insisted that against Leeds, his players needed to be fully focused. "I would have chosen a different opponent than Leeds in the immediate post-World Cup period because it was one of the toughest games. The Premier League's most aggressive team is this one "Added he.

"They don't give you time to think, their people. In the predicament we are in following our loss to Brentford, you have to be accurate and at a high level to do it."

With a victory on Wednesday, City can reduce its point difference with Arsenal to five, and Guardiola was determined to keep the leaders in reach. It will be harder to capture them if the distance is greater, so you must be vigilant and cautious.