Manchester City train in high spirits as Pep Guardiola's table-toppers gear up for Carabao Cup clash with Wolves
- Manchester City are currently five points clear at the top of the Premier League
- Pep Guardiola's men eased to comfortable 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday
- City host Wolves in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening
- Bernardo Silva has escaped punishment for alleged simulation against Burnley
Manchester City's star-studded squad were put through their paces during Monday's training session after going five points clear at the top of the table.
Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva trained with a smile on their face while Leroy Sane shared a joke with members of City's backroom staff.
Key men Sergio Aguero, Kyle Walker and Ilkay Gundogan were among those present following a weekend in which City extended their lead at the Premier League summit.
Raheem Sterling was all smiles during the Manchester City training session on Monday
Sergio Aguero (centre) drew level with City's all-time goalscorer Eric Brook over the weekend
City eased to a 3-0 victory over Burnley on Saturday thanks to goals from Sane, Nicolas Otamendi and Aguero.
Aguero's first-half penalty saw him draw level with the club's record goalscorer Eric Brook with 177 strikes for City in all competitions.
The Argentine was handed his first start for City since late September after finding his path to the first team blocked by Gabriel Jesus in recent weeks.
Aguero and Jesus are competing for a chance to lead the line for the most prolific attack in the table, with City netting a remarkable 32 times in their opening nine league fixtures.
City are preparing for the Carabao Cup tie against Wolves on Tuesday night at the Etihad with Pep Guardiola likely to name a much-changed side.
City's German star Leroy Sane gets a head rub from assistant kit manager Michael Clitheroe
Kyle Walker started the win over Burnley as his side extended their lead at the top of the table
And Guardiola insisted he wasn't taking his opponents lightly with Wolves currently top of the Championship table after a strong start to the season.
'The only thing as a manager I said since my career started is think about the next one,' he said. 'The next one is Wolves. It doesn't matter where or if they are in the top five or six, any team can beat us.
'Only we can see in every single game, and Tuesday is another game, to try to be so serious and play as good as possible to deserve the respect from our opponents'.
City's weekend was made even better when title rivals Manchester United lost 2-1 at newly-promoted Huddersfield, getting overtaken by Tottenham in the process.
Bernardo Silva (left) and Ilkay Gundogan trained as City prepare to face Wolves on Tuesday
(L-R) Danilo, Sterling, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Aguero were all put through their paces
The set of results meant that City have opened up a five-point gap between themselves and second-placed Spurs after eight wins and a draw from their first nine league matches.
Guardiola was handed a further boost after an independent panel decided Silva would not face retrospective punishment for an alleged dive against Burnley.
Silva won a penalty, which was converted by Aguero, after going down under a challenge from opposition keeper Nick Pope but Burnley boss Sean Dyche cried foul accusing the summer signing of cheating.
However a three-man panel could not unanimously agree on the incident, meaning Silva escapes the ignominy of becoming the first player to receive a retrospective two-match ban for simulation.
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