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Manchester City stars put Champions League defeat to Basle behind them as attentions turn to facing Stoke

Manchester City may be within touching distance of the Premier League title and in the last eight of the Champions League, but boss Pep Guardiola showed no signs of easing up on Thursday as he put his players through training.

Many of City's first choice stars were rested for Wednesday's 2-1 home defeat to Basle and the Catalan coach was left bemused by his side's clear complacency against the Swiss side.

The league leaders are not in action until they travel to face relegation-threatened Stoke City on Monday night but Kevin De Bruyne, Benjamin Mendy and Nicholas Otamendi were all pictured working hard at training on Thursday.