Man City spent more than 200 million pounds on transfers this summer. The media immediately began to call the "townspeople" the number one contender for the victory in the Premier League. In the 1st round of the Premier League, Arsenal defeated Lester without problems, Liverpool tied with Watford, and Chelsea were completely defeated by Burnley. At the same time, Man City beat Brighton 2: 0.

"Last season everything was the same. We sat here after defeating Sunderland and you said: "Man City is the favorite, you are the coolest guys in the championship," quoted Guardiola Sky Sports.

"And what happened next?" Chelsea simply destroyed us. We accept what people say, but should strive for continuous improvement. I am pleased with the work done, but, of course, we can better. Well, it's up to the media and not the coaches to decide who is the favorite and who is not ".

"Does the status of the favorite hinder me?". What I can not control, it does not matter to me. I trained Barcelona and Bavaria and I know what to do in such situations ".

Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have experienced problems in their first-round matches.

"We talked about this before the game. This is the Premier League. Last season I faced this. Then every match is a battle. The first round is always difficult, we've seen this in many matches this week. With Barcelona, ??too, it was difficult, especially against the league's newcomers. But Man City managed to win. We were stable, controlled the game. Start with 3 points - a very important point ".

In the next round, Manchester City will play against Everton.