The Manchester City manager has sent an encouraging message to Jack Grealish to get back to his best during the upcoming international break.
With just ten games left, the Premier League title racing is lining up to be one of the best ever, with three teams in contention of going all the way.
Despite sitting third in the league, albeit by just one point, Manchester City still remain the favourites to make history and win four Premier League titles in a row.
With an intense month waiting for them after the international break, which includes games against Arsenal and a Champions League showdown against Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola will need his squad at full fitness.
The Spanish manager has gone out of his way to light a fire under one of his stars, Grealish, urging him to get back to his best.
‘Tomorrow maybe we’ll need him and then especially (use) these two weeks to work well and come back.’ He said in his press conference via the Daily Mail.
‘Then we can have the Jack that unfortunately this season we had few, few times. And he can help us.’
The English midfielder was pivotal to their treble-winning campaign last season but Grealish has only started seven Premier League games so far this season.
The 28-year-old was not in the squad for the last two games due to an injury but looks set to make a surprise return against Newcastle in the FA Cup on Saturday.