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By James Cormack Manchester City are aiming to overcome midweek Carabao Cup ‘disappointment’ as they take on Bournemouth on the south coast in the Premier League on Saturday. Neither Pep Guardiola nor his players seemed particularly concerned about their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on Wednesday, with City’s premature cup exit easing their fixture load amid a hugely demanding 2024/25 schedule. The league leaders head into Saturday’s clash with a mountain of injuries and face a side that beat Arsenal 2-0 in their previous outing at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth had endured an indifferent start t…