Despite protestations, winning a fourth consecutive Premier League had long been at forefront of Manchester City minds
o team has ever won four consecutive Premier League titles … Yet.” In the past fortnight Pep Guardiola referenced how the four-peat was the motivation of his post-treble, insisting this entered their consciousness only in the spring. But the aforementioned slogan, printed in capitals and large black font, was the de facto motto from October, when first displayed in the first-team meeting room.
A Guardiola mantra is how all title tilts are different and the one just finished has a claim on being his hardest‑fought, with the biggest bump occurring near the start. This followed a pre‑season that was hardly problem-free as the captain,for £30m.
Guardiola did and reaped the dividend of his nurturing of Phil Foden from starlet to first-team fixture, the lad from Stockport replacing De Bruyne as City’s schemer-in-chief. The 23‑year‑old’s first goal of the season came against Forest on 23 September and by the end he had a career‑high 19 and eight assists, being voted this month the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year.
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