This past weekend, Manchester City regained the Premier League lead after a 5-1 win over Luton Town. Pep Guardiola‘s men were able to take advantage of the defeats of their main rivals, Liverpool (0-1 against Crystal Palace) and Arsenal (0-2 against Aston Villa) to take the top spot.
After several rounds between second and third in the standings, ‘The Cityzens’ have been rewarded for their consistent results throughout the season. In fact, they have been unbeaten in the league since 6th December, a total of seventeen games unbeaten.
The secret of the sucess of Manchester City:
Guardiola’s side’s cruising pace is down to their deep squad depth, an aspect that their rivals in the standings don’t possess and which is key to winning titles, especially in the latter stages of the season, when forces are slackening.
Manchester City, apart from having a first-choice starting XI featuring world-class stars such as Erling Haaland, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish, have players on the bench who could start for any other team in Europe’s elite. Jérémy Doku, Matheus Nunes and Phil Foden are just a few of the more prominent names on the bench.
In addition to the high level squad they have, they are managed by one of the best coaches in the world in the last 15 years.
Despite winning Europe’s top competition last season, Guardiola’s thirst for success hasn’t gone away and, this year, he is going for the double of the FA Cup and the Premier League, of which he is reigning champion and hopes to repeat the feat this season.
A very tight three-way league:
This year, the Premier League is tighter than ever. At this stage of the season, there are still three teams with multiple chances of winning the trophy.
Liverpool FC have already won the Carabao Cup and the players are also looking to give the German manager the last title of his career as a ‘Red’, after announcing several weeks ago that he would be leaving the club in the summer.
On the other hand, Arsenal FC had spent multiple years as an uncompetitive team that, after the departure of Arsène Wenger, hadn’t found the path to success.
However, for the past couple of seasons, Mikel Arteta has been doing an incredible job of making the most of the youth academy and signing with an intelligence and vision that has seen them in the title race even in the last few rounds of the Premier League last season and this season.
Recently knocked out from the Champions League by Real Madrid on penalties, Guardiola’s side have more time and ability to work in the league to secure the title that, as of today, still has no name.
Translated by Marcos Rodríguez.
Main image: @ManCity.
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