‘All the teams can beat each other’ – Pep Guardiola hails Premier League strength in depth and confirms Haaland return

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City City have won all eight of their previous Premier League meetings with Bournemouth at home (Martin Rickett/PA)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Bournemouth’s early season form shows the strength in depth of the Premier League.

Bournemouth head to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday two points above City in the table – sitting second, four points behind leaders Arsenal – after losing only one of their opening nine games.

With Sunderland also in the top four after a superb start following promotion, there is a fresh look to the top of the table to back up arguments that the concept of the so-called ‘big six’ is increasingly outdated.

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