Western Sydney midfielder Josh Brillante says his side should be aiming to snare championship glory as they attempt to build on the solid foundations set over the past year.
The Wanderers finished fourth on the A-League Men table last season in their first full campaign under coach Marko Rudan before being bundled out of the finals at the first hurdle by Sydney FC.
Former Victory star Brillante was among the key inclusions for Western Sydney this season, and the side has made a promising start.
After drawing 0-0 with Wellington in round one, the Wanderers crushed Western United 5-0, before fighting back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw away from home against Newcastle.
Rudan's side will be aiming to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they host Perth at CommBank Stadium on Saturday night.
When asked what a minimum benchmark should be for the Wanderers this campaign, Brillante didn't mince his words.
"I think the benchmark is set at being the champions," he said.
"We've put in a great pre-season so far and we've started off the season really well.
"We're looking to keep progressing every week and getting results.
"So far we've had a pretty good record defensively, only conceding the two (goals) last week away from home.
"We've got great attacking prowess. If we can keep the goals (against) at a minimum, I think we're going to do really well."
The Wanderers boast the likes of Socceroo Brandon Borrello, Nicolas Milanovic, Lachlan Brook and former Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers forward Marcus Antonsson among their attacking stocks.
Glory coach Alen Stajcic went as far as rating the Wanderers as the best attacking side in the league.
Perth will be unable to call on star midfielder Oliver Bozanic and Jarrod Carluccio because they are on loan from the Wanderers - with the contract stipulating they aren't allowed to play against Western Sydney.
Glory, who moved up to sixth with last week's 2-0 win over Central Coast, are still without injured striker Luke Ivanovic.
Perth will come up against a familiar face in the form of Wanderers defender Jack Clisby.
Clisby spent the past two seasons with the Glory before returning to the Wanderers, who he played 37 times for between 2016-2018, but Western Sydney coach Rudan won't be hitting up the 31-year-old for intel.
"I don't really talk to players about playing their former clubs," Rudan said.
"It's not something that really interests me too much.
"But Jack's started every game and he's getting to understand the way we play, which has been different to his last few clubs he says."
