Pep Guardiola will have some work to do when he finally gets his feet under the manager's desk in Manchester.

Manuel Pellegrini did a fair job at Man City, but the challenge for the title was not as forthcoming as many had hoped. Certainly the 2015/16 season seemed to stutter and was disjointed at times.

Once the announcement was made that Guardiola was joining the club and Pellegrini leaving, the wheels did seem to wobble in the blue half of Manchester.

Pep comes to the Premier League as one of the most highly-regarded managers in the world. Very few can boast his achievements at managerial level and after continued success in the Bundesliga, it was clear that the Premier League was his next destination. It was a matter of where.

Although, Guardiola guided his Bayern Munich team to a domestic double, he would have been keeping a keen eye on Manchester City and has no doubt thought about possible changes to style, club management and personnel.

Here are FIVE areas for Pep to consider:

Defensive rebuild

Mangala

Aside from Vincent Kompany, the defence has been a bit of a disaster. Pep will want a central figure to build his defence around and he may opt for a complete new line, if the current crop cannot get their act together. In excess of £60m has been spent on Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala with little or no success. At least one world-class centre-half will be high on his shopping list. Younger players will be required as well, since City have an ageing back line.

Midfield reshuffle

Yaya Toure (centre)

Another change and a certain Yaya Toure will surely be leaving. Guardiola will not be keeping hold of the City man and sold him to Manchester City when he was at Barcelona.

The midfield will need to do their fair share of work without the ball. Last season's City were great with the ball at their feet, but didn't fight enough to win back possession. Skilful individual talents like David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne will need better quality around them and will flourish under Pep's guidance.

Another striker to support Aguero

Aubameyang would be the ideal summer signing for Chelsea...

Pep may well play with one up front and that has to be Sergio Aguero with Kelechi Iheanacho as back-up, but you can't keep relying on the Argentine. Another top class front man is required and that's why Guardiola is linked so heavily to Dortmund's, 26 year old striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. His 39 goals for Dortmund last season had alerted the top clubs in Europe and City are up against Real Madrid for his signature.

Guardiola got a close-up view of Aubameyang in the Bundesliga in his time as Bayern boss, and clearly he rates the A­frican Player of the Year as the most natural forwards in European football.

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The Vincent Kompany question

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The Belgian international is a born leader and inspires his team, but he has become so injury-prone and is missing from the current Belgium squad due to another problem. Pep needs to decide whether to twist or stick.

The 30-year-old is at a crossroads although the player's agent, Jacques Lichtenstein, has said that Kompany will be going nowhere and that his best years are ahead of him. That may be so, but will Pep decide that those best years are elsewhere?

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Make City Harder Workers

Manchester City v Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg

When they flow in attack, they are a joy to watch, but City have been lambasted at times due to a perceived lack of tenacity and work-rate in the team at key times. Pep will have the great individuals at his disposal and is used to working with some of the best, but his success has been founded on the graft put in by his teams and their willingness to pressure opponents all over the field. Pellegrini’s City team was great with the ball, but next season look for them to be great without it, too.

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