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Pep Guardiola has given an insight into the obsessive personality that has driven Manchester City to a perfect start to the season.

His side have registered seven wins from seven games, lighting up both the Premier League and the Champions League with the quality of their football.

Guardiola, a student of the game, has brought tactical innovations, intensity and a methodical approach to the job – and City are reaping the rewards.

He spends more than 12 hours a day locked inside the CFA planning for each game - and ahead of Saturday’s home game with Bournemouth, he admits he is rarely satisfied, even after a win.

His microscopic preparations for the next match start almost immediately after the last and no stone is left unturned.

“After half an hour, one hour, sometimes three or four hours we are so happy,” he said. “But after that you start to think again about the next one, you start to worry about the strikers of Bournemouth and how they play.”

It was a remarkable admission. Most managers would be basking in the glow of a 100 per cent start to the season – but not Guardiola.

He is refusing to show complacency and says he doesn’t care about the victories his side have already secured.

Instead his focus is on City’s next assignment and trying to find the small details that can make the difference and hand his side the initiative.

“I’m not thinking about what we did in the past - our four games in the Premier League, our three games in the Champions League,” he said. “I’m thinking about what’s going to happen tomorrow - what I have to tell, what I have to do, what do I have to train for them to be ready for our game.”

The intensity of the Premier League is already clear to Guardiola.

La Liga and the Bundesliga are known for their technical quality – but the Premier League boasts strength in depth he’s rarely seen and he’s acutely aware of the danger that poses.

It’s a challenge he is enjoying.

“The Premier League is so difficult because you play so many complicated games. Any team can beat you and I felt that. Tomorrow I am going to feel that.

“No [I’m never satisfied]. One hours, two hours [maybe]. The day after you are again worried about what is going to happen because tomorrow at three o’clock we start again.

“There are no guarantees to win the game, we have to play good again.

“That’s why our job is so beautiful.”

Eddie Howe, the Bournemouth manager, said on Thursday he sees City as title contenders. Given Guardiola’s quest for perfection, it’s easy to see why.