Most of Guardiola's big-hitters have been at the Euros in Germany and they will need sufficient time to rest and recover following a long season.
Next season won't be any better, with 11-months between their first and last games, so the more help they can give players now, the better it could be next summer.
After tour games against Celtic, AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea, the Blues are back at Wembley to exact revenge on United in the Community Shield.
City have lost the last three editions of the Community Shield, with narrow defeats to Arsenal and Liverpool following a reverse at Wembley to Leicester - who had a far fitter squad in 2021 as most of City's players had been at the last edition of the Euros.
No club had more players at the Euros this year than City, and United will be able to call upon the likes of Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Antony at Wembley, all having a summer off.
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