"City bid an emotional farewell to De Bruyne back in May as his decorated spell with the club was brought to an end after 10 years. He will return with reigning Serie A champions Napoli in the first fixture of City's league phase campaign, with Guardiola's men not among the top favourites to lift the trophy, at least in the eyes of the bookmakers. City were knocked out in the playoff round by Real Madrid last season."
"Just enjoy the moment, we are happy to be here after the path we have been [on] so we are just focusing on tomorrow and the game we have to play and starting well in this competition. We have more games than the previous seasons but if you start with a bad result it can be difficult, last season we drew the first game against Inter [Milan] and hopefully we can do better."
"[My] priority is the next game and it always has been since I arrived here. We do not choose the next game and in 10 days we go to Huddersfield [in the EFL Cup] and then that will be the most important one. We take every game seriously."
Pep Guardiola is not concentrating on Manchester City's outsider status for the Champions League and is focusing on starting strongly against Napoli. Kevin De Bruyne returns to the Etihad after an emotional farewell in May following a decade at the club. Bookmakers rate Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid ahead of City in title odds. City were eliminated by Real Madrid in last season's playoff round. City sit six points behind Liverpool after losing two of four Premier League games but recovered with a 3-0 derby win over Manchester United. Guardiola says the immediate next game is the priority and that every fixture is taken seriously, with an EFL Cup trip to Huddersfield upcoming.
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