Pep Guardiola is optimistic that Manchester City will win the Premier League for the record-tying fourth time in a row this year.
Even though Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham have held the champions to three straight draws, they are still heavy favourites to win the league title.
However, given their recent performance, some observers are questioning whether the team still has the desire to win after their treble victory the previous season.
Last season, Manchester City took home three trophies.
After 14 games, City is two points behind leaders Arsenal. They will face a difficult trip to Aston Villa on Wednesday.
At Villa Park, Guardiola's team will be trying to snap a three-match losing streak. The Spaniard, though, is still optimistic that they will make history by being the first squad to win the title four times in a row.
“My feeling today is we’re going to win the Premier League,” said the City manager at a press conference to preview Wednesday’s game at Aston Villa.
“If we play at the levels that we showed against Liverpool and Tottenham, we’re going to win it again.
“People don’t believe it already after three draws but we feel we’re going to do it again, knowing that it is not easy because no team has done it yet (won four in a row).
“The difficulty is there and was last season but, if you ask me today what I’m feeling, we’re going to do it again.”
Guardiola does not even think his players need to use the sense of injustice from the controversial end to Sunday’s clash with Spurs – when Erling Haaland was denied the chance to play advantage after being fouled – to fuel them.
He said: “We never use these kinds of situations. Today the motivation is to try and do better.
“Sometimes decisions help you, sometimes they don’t. I learned that if you want to win something you have to do it much, much better than the opponents.”
Manchester City have been charged with failing to control their players.
