Manchester City Set the Focus in the Premier League

DBasia.news – The Premier League competition this season is tight. Unlike last season, this time Manchester City are guarded by Liverpool.

Hence, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted to set the focus in preserving the Premier League trophy.

Manchester City want to win the Premier League title in consecutive times. This season, The Citizens challenged by Liverpool who performed impressively since the beginning of the season.

Liverpool won 6 Premier League initial matches. As a result, The Reds stay in the first place of temporary standing with 18 points.

Meanwhile, Manchester City got left behind with 2 points difference from Liverpool. The condition caused by Sergio Aguero and friends’ draw performance against Everton with a 1-1 score.

However, Manchester City still have the possibility to steal the leading position of the standing from Liverpool considering the points difference between both teams and the remaining weeks.

Pep Guardiola hopes he could preserve the Premier League trophy. The Spanish manager wants Manchester City to follow the path of other Europe top clubs.

“The first priority is the Premier League. That is the nicest one,” Pep Guardiola said.

“When I see for example three teams like Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus that won seven leagues in 10 years, they show me they are the best teams.”

“We want to be consistent and solid in that competition. And after, in the knockout games, to improve on the mistakes we have made in the past,” Pep Guardiola added.

Next, Manchester City will play against Oxford City in the League Cup. Predictably, Pep Guardiola won’t send his best players to the pitch.