Pep Guardiola will be reasonably happy with his first three months in English football, having taken over at Manchester City in the summer.

The former Bayern Munich and Barcelona man won his first ten competitive games in charge at the Etihad, including a 2-1 win over neighbours Manchester United back in September.

However, a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham, their first and so far only Premier League defeat, sparked a run of six games without a win, which included a 4-0 hammering away at Barcelona in the Champions League.

Nevertheless, City avenged that defeat with a sensational 3-1 win over Luis Enrique’s side at the Etihad a few weeks ago, and they’ve given themselves a great chance of progressing to the knockout stages as a result.

Guardiola’s side sit third in the Premier League after 11 games, but know a win away at Crystal Palace on Saturday could take them top of the pile.

With January fast approaching, speculation is building about who Guardiola could look to sign in a bid to keep City competitive on all fronts, and here are TWO players that would win City the Premier League if they arrived at the club in January…

Leonardo Bonucci

If Manchester City had one area of weakness, it would be at the back and, with Vincent Kompany’s persistent injuries, Guardiola may want more defensive cover.

John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi are solid centre-backs, but if one of them gets injured or suspended, then City could be struggling.

However, the Manchester club have been linked with a move for Leonardo Bonucci in January, with the Italian one of the most highly-rated defenders in Serie A.

The 29-year-old has been part of the Juventus side that have won the domestic treble in the last two seasons, and his defensive capabilities have interested former boss Antonio Conte at Chelsea.

However, the Blues’ improved defensive displays could see Conte’s interest waver, which could open the door for Guardiola to make a move which would certainly strengthen City’s title bid.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

As prolific goal-scorers go, Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is up there.

The Gabon international scored 39 goals in just 49 games for the German side last season, and has backed up his sensational form this time around, netting 14 goals in 14 appearances, including four in their 5-2 thumping of Hamburg before the international break.

Aubameyang has scored 94 goals in just 156 games for Dortmund since moving there in 2013, and he’s unsurprisingly attracting interest from across Europe.

You can never have enough firepower in the Premier League, and Guardiola will be well aware of that given his side struggled to break newly-promoted Middlesbrough down a fortnight ago.

It would be a signing that would make the rest of the top-flight set up and take note, and it could be a signing that inspires City to the title.