Ex-Arsenal defender William Gallas has praised Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and his players for their outstanding start to the season.
The reigning champions have won four games out of four, scoring 11 goals in the process and, speaking to Prime Casino, Gallas paid tribute to the team’s consistency, winning title after title, in recent years:
“Pep Guardiola has got his team firing early. I don’t know what he has said to his players, I would love to know, but every single one of them looks on it. Whatever he has said to them has had the desired effect.”
“People need to understand how difficult it is to win one title, then it’s even harder to win the second. With every title you win, it gets harder to keep doing it. Four in a row. That’s an insane achievement for many, many reasons. For the players to do that, mentally and physically, the sacrifices that they make. It’s unbelievable.”
“Normally, when you’re a player that has won the Premier League, a champion, you ease your way into the first games because you know that the season is long. These guys have done the opposite. It looks like City don’t want a tight title race this season.”
City had to work hard to secure victory against Brentford
It has not all been plain sailing at the start of this season. The Cityzens had to show character at the weekend after they conceded in the first minute.
However, a brace from the irrepressible Erling Haaland helped them turn the game around. The Norwegian international now has an incredible 9 goals in his first 4 league appearances.
There’s a big test coming up this weekend
While Guardiola and his players will be focused on their Champions League clash against Inter Milan on Wednesday, fans can’t help but look ahead to the game versus Arsenal.
The Gunners won the North London derby last time out and they are clearly going to be City’s main rivals for the title once again. It could be a season-defining clash at the Etihad this Sunday.
Find out who is in Manchester City’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season here
