11/23/2023 0 Comments Zenith last cityHowever, such is the nature of the Premier League that City will certainly not have everything their own way.Īrsenal were top for 248 days last season only to falter under City’s relentless pursuit but by signing England midfielder Declan Rice, a player Guardiola would have happily welcomed to the Etihad Stadium, they look well equipped to lead the chasing pack once again. Influential captain Ilkay Gundogan has left for Barcelona while fringe winger Riyad Mahrez has joined the exodus to Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia with only Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic arriving.Ĭity are likely to make at least one signing before the transfer window closes, although in reality the squad at Guardiola’s disposal is so well balanced that only very light tweaking will be required to keep them out in front. The way they relentlessly chased surprise pacesetters Arsenal last season to eventually win the title by five points will serve as a stark warning to any club with ambitions to knock City off their perch. ![]() ![]() It could be argued that after crowning the treble with victory over Inter Milan in Istanbul, Guardiola has reached his zenith and there is nothing else for him to achieve with City.īut Guardiola’s hunger for constant improvement, allied to the fact that a record fourth successive title is up for grabs, mean there will be no let-up in City’s intensity. Under Spanish mastermind Pep Guardiola they have won five of the last six Premier League titles and last season also won the FA Cup and expanded their domestic dominance to the continent as they lifted the Champions League for the first time. LONDON (Reuters) – Winning four successive top-flight titles has proved beyond any team or manager in the history of English football but if any club can break new ground it is Manchester City.įuelled by the wealth of their Abu Dhabi owners, City have emulated treble-winning rivals Manchester United’s dominance of the late 1990s and early 2000s, raising the bar to new levels.
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