Manuel Pellegrini ”absolutely sure” Manchester City will win Premier League

The former Real Madrid boss then went on to fire a message to the club’s title rivals, insisting City are sure that they will be able to win back the Premier League title this season.

“United will be there [in the title race] for sure”.

“As a club, City now have much more prestige and we are getting better and better”.

“A fair few of us have a bit riding on the Fantasy league – we have a good time with it and there’s bragging rights up for grabs”.

Manchester City’s 2014-15 Premier League campaign was seen as a disappointing one as the Blues finished in a distant second place. Maybe that was not the case [that United showed respect]. “Fiscal responsibility is becoming routine, and although clubs were resistant before, now they are seeing the benefit of being more frugal”.

Even with the promises we’ve been made of investment in the playing staff, and the ambition to achieve the top 8 and a cup run, can’t inspire.

It’s all well and good watching this formidable duo at work, hassling opposition defences for fun and making football look easy.

United earned their spot in the final qualifying round of the Champions League after their fourth placed finish in the Premier League last season, with Louis van Gaal’s side the top seeds taking part at this stage of the competition.

As well as Sterling, City has signed central midfielder Fabian Delph from Aston Villa as a replacement for the departed James Milner, whose absence deprives Pellegrini of his most versatile and hard-working squad member. “They’ll want to win one of the two big competitions, the Premier League or Champions League“.

Schweinsteiger’s switch from Bayern makes him only the ninth United player to have been a member of a World Cup-winning squad, following Germany’s triumph over Argentina past year.

For all the noise and controversy about Raheem Sterling’s transfer, it would be hard to deny the transfer makes complete sense from City’s perspective.

As a result, Silva spent over a month in his native Gran Canaria, where he helped promote the construction of a beach at the resort of Anfi Tauro, close to the fishing village of Arguineguin where he was raised.

Despite being a life-long supporter of the club, I do not think that (with the current squads), Manchester City will not be lifting the title for the third time in five years.

Guidetti may not be a lethal striker just yet but he’s only really been given a chance a handful of times and hit double figures on both occasions. You don’t have any break.

Nick Howson: I think Newcastle have added one or two nice faces.

Without question Arsenal have improved since the dog days of last December, when a loss at Stoke City prompted furious fans to verbally abuse Wenger as he boarded a train home, yet they still have to turn tantalising potential into tangible rewards. And although he dislikes the “cold and darkness” of English winters, Silva insists that the anonymity he enjoys comes freely in Manchester.

Due to his job being so severely on the line with a ton of pressure on his shoulders, the Chilean can’t afford to rely on players that could be a risk, or would not guarantee the quality he requires. Not very bold I know.