Salah & Szoboszlai run rings around City in champion display

Culture Axis: New Preds, Messi answers 'Stoke' question & more

The Curious Case of Marcelo

Magical Modric inspires Madrid on Mbappe off-day

KDB looks done! Captain leads City flops in Liverpool loss

Editors' Picks

Walker’s wife Kilner jets to Dubai for night out with Rooney

Antony's hot Betis start is over as Barca flop Roque sees red

'I regret leaving Barca' - Former wonderkid admits mistake after Camp Nou exit

Bompastor admits 'lying for 13 years' over secret relationship

INEOS to distance Man Utd from past as Ferguson blamed for struggles

UCL last-16 draw: Liverpool land PSG, Arsenal face PSV

Maguire, you lucky boy! VAR & Bruno save despairing Amorim

'You are crazy!' - Amorim can't believe he's only won four games

Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>City spend Christmas night at training ground</li><li>Guardiola's side host Everton on Boxing Day</li><li>Catalan on worst managerial run of his career</li></ul><table><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2ivxLJJhzdzbJdwo0n">Follow GOAL on WhatsApp!</a> 🟢📱</td></tr></tbody></table>

Pep Guardiola forces Man City stars to SLEEP at club’s training ground ahead of Boxing Day clash with Everton

Premier League

Tottenham

Manchester City

After just one win in 12 games in all competitions, Guardiola is desperate for his side to return to title-challenging form at home to Everton on Boxing Day.

WHAT HAPPENED?

A meeting against Sean Dyche's side, 15th in the table, affords City the chance to arrest an alarming run of form that has seen them fall out of the title race. Ahead of the game, Guardiola revealed his plan for the squad to sleep at the Etihad Campus on Christmas night. The base has 80 bedrooms, with the cost of mattresses and pillows reaching £150,000 according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14226133/Man-City-SLEEP-training-ground-Pep-Guardiola-Everton-Boxing-Day.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Guardiola said: "We train today (Tuesday), we train tomorrow (Wednesday) night, we will stay over here and we are going to play on Boxing Day. Hopefully they want to be here, because it’s our job. This situation is new for all of us. It’s about us, everyone. The guys are running and making an effort more than ever."People say we are not running, fighting, it’s this player, this manager - it is not about that. It is about many little details or some big details that make us not as good as we were. But we have another opportunity on Boxing Day. We have players coming back and at a certain time we will be better."

WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID

Manchester City are on their worst run of form since 2004, back when Kevin Keegan was manager. In this spell, they went 15 games without a win in all competitions.

DID YOU KNOW?

City face a Toffees side that has kept three clean sheets in a row, including against title challengers Arsenal and Chelsea.

WHAT NEXT FOR GUARDIOLA AND MAN CITY?

Pep Guardiola forces Man City stars to SLEEP at club’s training ground ahead of Boxing Day clash with Everton | Goal.com

Manchester City players slept at the club&apos;s training ground ahead of their meeting with Everton on Boxing Day.

Next Match