Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City of the threat Crystal Palace pose ahead of their Premier League meeting on Saturday afternoon.
The Premier League champions host the Eagles off the back of consecutive 3-3 draws against Newcastle and Barcelona.
Guardiola's men fought back from two goals down to salvage a point at St. James' Park last week, with Ilkay Gundogan, Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva amongst the goals for the Blues.
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Playing a charity contest at Camp Nou in midweek, City twice went behind but fought to share the spoils as Riyad Mahrez converted from the penalty spot deep into injury time.
Manchester City faced a tough test against Newcastle in their most recent outing as Eddie Howe's men caused havoc in defence for the visitors.
The Magpies entered half time with a two-goal cushion and City did well to claim a point in end when Newcastle could easily have gone out of sight in the opening 45 minutes.
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Having taking a few days away and held warm weather training out in Spain, the squad will have recharged as they look to return to winning ways against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Guardiola will know all too well about the threat Patrick Vieira's side can cause after Palace were the only side that stopped City from finding the net in a league game at the Etihad Stadium last term.
The east Londoners caused a major upset at the home of the Premier League champions as goals from Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher did the damage for the visitors.
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Speaking ahead of the clash, Guardiola said: "They (Crystal Palace) cope really well with spaces in the middle.
"Against Liverpool, (it) was amazing - they defended well and then one action with (Eberechi) Eze, he dribbled and set the counter-attack and then a goal."
The Manchester City manager is aware his side cannot afford to lose focus against their upcoming opponents, who have twice beaten the Blues at their turf under the Catalan.
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"This is the strength of these teams - they don't need much. They know they will get set pieces - when Roy Hodgson was there they were good on set-pieces - we have to be there from the first moment," Guardiola added.
Kyle Walker, who had a difficult time out against Newcastle star Allan Saint-Maximin last week, will also be wary of a familiar opponent in Wilfried Zaha when City meet Palace on Saturday.
Walker said, ahead of the game: "He (Zaha) is light on his feet and the speed of his feet is right up there.
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"It is going to be a very difficult match. I have played against Wilf (Zaha) a lot of times and hopefully I can come out on top."
On his entertaining battle with Saint-Maximin at St. James' Park, Walker added: "I feel that if you don’t want to play against some of the best wingers in the Premier League, then you are not really testing yourself and that was a really good test - probably one of the toughest that I have had in a long time.
"I probably gave him (Saint-Maximin) too many actions at the start of the game which got his confidence up. It is all about the mind and these players play with confidence.
"It is down to us as full-backs to make sure their confidence is low, we can get on top of them and be a little bit aggressive."
Topics: Manchester City, Premier League, Crystal Palace, Newcastle United, Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, Wilfried Zaha, Allan Saint-Maximin, Patrick Vieira, Roy Hodgson, Kyle Walker
Vayam Lahoti