Guardiola confident Man City players back with fresh minds and legs after three-day break

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] are on a ‌five-match winning streak in all competitions before Saturday's ‌trip to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds United[/a] with the aim of ‌keeping up the pressure on Premier League leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], who sit five points clear at the top, ‌having played one game more than ⁠City.[/p][p][b]"It's not to ‌go to the Maldives. Since September-October, we've had long weeks," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guardiola-pep/hxNijWrJ/"]Guardiola[/a] ​told reporters when asked why he gave his players a mid-season break.[/b][/p][p][b]"I've learned ​in this country, less is more. And we can train less because the schedule allowed us. ⁠You have ​to clean the minds and legs to come back better."[/b][/p][video alt="Premier League: Leeds - Manchester City (video preview)" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="6a2f8ba6-3503-4dd2-b02d-1a39402a06ec" id="b09c06ed-effd-4393-9e59-b795d01f1578" /][p]Winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doku-jeremy/lMHcYK4f/"]Jeremy Doku[/a], who has scored three goals and provided 11 assists this season, has also ‌returned to training after suffering a calf injury.[/p][p]Leeds, 15th in the table, held top-five sides [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] in their last two league games, and had threatened a 2-2 draw at City in November before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/foden-phil/E7XjDJns/"]Phil Foden[/a] scored an added-time winner for Guardiola's side.[/p][p]Guardiola, who has led City to six Premier League titles ‌since 2017-18, said he did not remember ​how it felt dealing with the pressure of ‌the title race for the first time.[/p][p][b]"I don't remember. I'm not here to give advice to Mikel (Arteta)," he said, referring to his former assistant coach who has led Arsenal ⁠to second-place finishes ⁠in the last three ‌seasons.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/leeds-tUxUbLR2/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=YsWzvhXG"]Follow their weekend game against Leeds United with Flashscore.[/a][/p]