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We have the quality - Guardiola backs misfiring Manchester City to sharpen up

The City boss believes his side already have the players to improve on their third-best goalscoring total next season

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have the attacking firepower to mount a more effective title challenge next season.

Victory over Watford and their outgoing boss Walter Mazzarri at Vicarage Road on Sunday will secure third place in the Premier League for City in Guardiola's first season at the helm.

However, their potential 78-point haul leaves them comfortably shy of top two Chelsea and Tottenham and the ex-Barcelona coach has regularly lamented his side's aptitude "in the boxes" – often noting a raft of missed chances when points have been dropped against more clinical opponents.