Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola shows off silky skills as his fleet of stars train ahead of Huddersfield clash

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola got involved in first-team training on Friday as his side prepare for their Premier League showdown with Huddersfield.

Guardiola showed no fear with mixing it with his stars and showed off at the beginning of their session by passing and volleying the ball to Bernardo Silva before taking his stand on the sidelines to cast a watchful eye over his players.

The spirits in the City camp seemed to be high as they trained at the Etihad Campus and there's no surprise why, considering they are yet to taste defeat in a competitive fixture this season and sit top of the Premier League, eight points clear.

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Pep Guardiola showed off his skills before the start of Manchester City's training session

The Spanish tactician passed and volleyed the ball back to midfielder Bernardo Silva

Guardiola gave his skills the thumbs up before watching his team closely from the sidelines

Raheem Sterling, who bagged the winner in their last match against Feyenoord in the Champions League, was spotted laughing with team-mate David Silva as the pair were put through their paces in an el rondo training drill.

Sterling has been in impressive form for City and has already netted 11 times this campaign, equalling his haul for Liverpool four years ago and at City in 2015-16. 

The City boss, Guardiola, is ecstatic with his performances and has challenged the England international to keep his goalscoring run going.

He said: 'He has to just focus on playing well and getting better.

'We're going to celebrate how many goals (he scores) and next season we're going to have that record to break.' 

Other stars like Kevin de Bruyne, Nicolas Otamendi and Vincent Kompany were also on show during the light-hearted session.

City starman Kevin de Bruyne was on show during the session at the Etihad Campus

Defender Nicolas Otamendi also took part in Friday's training ahead of the Huddersfield clash

Vincent Kompany tries to find a pass during a training drill as Leroy Sane closes him down

Sergio Aguero, who Sportsmail revealed earlier this week will have to make do with a spot on the substitutes' bench every other Saturday due to Benjamin Mendy's injury, also was in attendance and took part in a short passing exercise.

He would have been eager to impress the City boss during the session with Gabriel Jesus preferred over him in their last Premier League match against Leicester.

Guardiola's side face newly-promoted Huddersfield at the John Smith Stadium in the late afternoon kick-off on Sunday. 

Victory there would set a new record points tally of 37 after 13 games in the top flight and could put further distance between them and their second-placed rivals United.

Raheem Sterling smiles with David Silva as the pair are put through their paces at training

Sterling, who Guardiola has challenged to keep scoring, epitimoses the mood in the City camp

Sergio Aguero worked with Danilo and coach Mikel Arteta in a close-knit passing exercise

City starlet Phil Foden also took part in the session and was snapped laughing as he warmed up