Off-Topic » Having risen to the very top in terms of domestic competitions

It didn’t take long for City to regain the throne. 2013/14 saw Liverpool give them a thrilling title race to the very finish, and only a Merseysiders’ unexpected home defeat to Chelsea and points subsequently dropped away to Crystal Palace enabled the team led this time by Manuel Pellegrini to claim the title again.

Having risen to the very top in terms of domestic competitions (they won isco jersey the 2010/11 FA Cup under Mancini and two League Cups under Pellegrini as well), it was mateo kovacic youth jersey to be expected that their aspirations would grow and they started eyeing the Champions League. The best they could do with the Argentinian in charge was to reach the 2015/16 raphael varane jersey semifinal of UEFA’s elite club competition, and that after his departure and the appointment of Pep Guardiola at the end of the season had already been confirmed.

After the first season which was certainly one of adaptation to the Premier League ways for the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, they won the 2017/18 title with an incredible amount of 100 points; 19 more than the second-place United. They lucas vazquez jersey are on a similar run this term, albeit with Liverpool hot on their heels again.

The race is so intense at the moment that neither team could be considered to have failed if they finish second, at least not in absolute terms, but perhaps it goes more for City than for lucas vazquez youth jersey Liverpool; City, who have established themselves as consistent league-winning material over the marco asensio youth jersey last decade regardless of the outcome of this particular race.

However, presuming that the idea of winning the Champions League was really behind their move toni kroos jersey to part ways with Manuel Pellegrini and bring Guardiola in, can the Catalan be considered an unquestionable success?