Pep Guardiola admits he had concerns at the start of the season over whether his Manchester City squad were ready to defend their titles for a third season in succession.
City have won back-to-back Premier League titles for the second time under Guardiola, and are hoping to defend their crown again this season. However, Arsenal currently sit in pole position in the table, five points ahead of the Blues.
Guardiola had to admit after the midweek defeat at Southampton in the Carabao Cup that his squad was not ready to compete in that quarter-final, with captain Ilkay Gundogan saying 'something was missing' and that City's 'desire and hunger' has slipped of late.
