Yaya Toure believes it would be natural for Manchester City to slump a little after the high of winning the treble last season - although if any side can keep up the winning momentum, he has backed the Blues to do it.
Toure was part of the Barcelona side who won the treble in 2009, but they could only follow it up with the league title in 2010 as they failed to reach the heights of the previous year.
Assessing City's chances next season, Toure believes defending a treble is naturally harder than winning it for the first time - something Pep Guardiola has warned of in relation to Premier League titles each year he has been at the Etihad.
