LONDON : The only real surprise about Manchester City's march to a fifth Premier League crown in six seasons is that a callow Arsenal side managed to keep Pep Guardiola's serial winners honest for such a long time.Even until a few weeks ago the outcome of the title race looked, on paper at least, too clos
LONDON : The only real surprise about Manchester City's march to a fifth Premier League crown in six seasons is that a callow Arsenal side managed to keep Pep Guardiola's serial winners honest for such a long time.
Since that day in February when City's critics licked their lips at the prospect of the club bank-rolled by Sheikh Mansour's getting its comeuppance, they are unbeaten in all competitions. Arsenal led the table for large swathes of the season as a first title since 2004 looked possible, but ultimately buckled under the pressure of a relentless City.
The fact City can blow most of their rivals out of the water when it comes to spending power is obvious and the debate over what some label 'financial doping' will continue as City's lawyers go to battle in court. A special coach to man the controls is also essential and in the uber-perfectionist Guardiola, City have arguably the best football mastermind in the business.
Yet in terms of the numbers of new arrivals, City are way down the list this season and Guardiola has used only 23 players in the league, the lowest of the 20 clubs this campaign.
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