Pep Guardiola watched Manchester City hit five past Burnley – and then claimed this season is leaving him joyless.
City went six points behind Liverpool with a game in hand after scoring a glut of goals, yet their manager was immediately preoccupied with Tuesday’s trip to Porto in the Champions League as the relentless schedule continues.
‘The problem today is the players lose the joy of playing football,’ Guardiola said.

‘Before it was nice playing football once or twice a week with spectators. Now it's three days and then another one.