Pep Guardiola says that it isn't normal to keep winning Premier League, yet the Manchester City manager is chasing more success
An untested rookie manager was not supposed to do what he did at Barcelona, and then of course the idea of him taking his style of football and making a success of it in a country with its own proud footballing heritage in Germany was challenged. After breaking records in the Bundesliga, the infamous cold, rainy night in Stoke was seen by some as a trial too far for the Catalan.
The following year, City became the first team ever to hit 100 Premier League points in a season - despite the fact that Crystal Palace did take a point from their two meetings. By not standing still, the Blues have added another four Premier League titles and few would rule out a fourth consecutive trophy being delivered to the Etihad next May.
City are still evolving though. A staple of the Treble win was four big centre-backs and big No.9 from a manager who Italy's Giorgio Chiellini not so long ago accused of ruining defending as an art in his country by encouraging the Guardiolismo style of playing out from the back; the arrivals of Matheus Nunes and Mateo Kovacic this season point towards an increase in the way City carry the ball through their midfield.
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