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Pep Guardiola believes Swansea are looking good under Paul Clement

Swansea City's Alfie Mawson celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game with Tom Carroll during the Premier League match at the Liberty Stadium, S
Image: Swansea have been much improved of late

Manager Pep Guardiola thinks Sunday's match with Swansea will be one of Manchester City's toughest over the remainder of the season.

Swansea have won three from four since Paul Clement took over as manager last month, including a victory at high-flying Liverpool.

The Swans have climbed out of the drop zone thanks to their recent run and will look to continue their renaissance at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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Guardiola has been watching Swansea under Clement and said: "I am really impressed.

"I saw their game against Liverpool and I have started to watch the game against Southampton [a 2-1 Swansea win].

"I tried to discover the way to attack them and - wow - I couldn't find it. It's so complicated. When I see their games I can see his hands on it. They are so well organised.

"There is no space in the middle. When you go and attack outside they defend really well in the box. Then they have long balls to the striker with [Fernando] Llorente. They have quality players for the counter-attack.

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"It will be a really tough game, one of the toughest until the end of the season.

"Now they are in a good moment, won three of the last four, but it is also the way they play. They won at Anfield and beat Southampton, big teams.

"It will be really tough but hopefully we can win two in a row."

City have been in decent forms themselves since a 4-0 loss at Everton and Guardiola is pleased with back-to-back clean sheets at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup and to West Ham last weekend.

"The last two games we have made a clean sheet," he said.

"I think it's easier to solve the problems in our box than the opponents'.

After watching them win at Crystal Palace on Tuesday, Paul Clement's Swansea side lost in his first game in charge
Image: Guardiola will lock horns with Paul Clement at the Etihad on Sunday

"The most difficult thing in football is to score a goal. That's why the guys who score the goals are the most valued players in terms of salaries for example or the reputation in the media.

"I think it's easier to concede few and this is so important for our stability."

Guardiola is still to decide who will play in goal against Swansea, having preferred Willy Caballero to usual first choice Claudio Bravo for the past two games.

"I felt that Willy should play," said Guardiola. "Of course confidence is important but I still have the same confidence in Willy and Bravo.

"I'll choose depending on how I see them."

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