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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hails 'exceptional' mood among his players after 4-1 evisceration of Bournemouth to stay within touching distance of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League

Pep Guardiola praised the 'exceptional' mood amongst his Manchester City players after they kept the Premier League title race alive by thrashing Bournemouth.

City ran out comfortable 4-1 winners at the Vitality Stadium, having effectively wrapped up victory by the end of a first half in which they struck three times through Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden and outclassed the hosts.

'I'm very pleased with what I'm seeing every day,' said Guardiola. 'The mood of the locker room is exceptional, the training sessions are really, really good.