Here are your Sunday evening Manchester City headlines.
28.07.2023 - 06:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City's achievements last season only sunk in for Phil Foden when he got some time to switch off on holiday, away from the celebrations, parades and trophy lifts.
City won the treble, ending their wait for Champions League glory and winning the Premier League for a third year in a row. For Foden, 23, he now has a ridiculous 12 major trophies from just 217 senior games for the Blues - plus two Community Shields. He could add another two medals in his next three competitive outings, with the 2023 Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup approaching.
Despite Foden's ever-growing trophy collection, he is content with only taking a few weeks to bask in the glory of City's treble-winning accomplishments. Now, he wants to forget about last season completely and go about defending the three trophies he won last term.
In a warning to his teammates, Foden is well aware that the more City win, the harder it becomes to continue winning.
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"It did sink in during the time off, yeah – but it took a while," Foden told reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday. "It was nice to sit back and think about what we’d actually achieved. It’s going to be hard to do it again but the challenge is there and we know the team is capable of doing it."
Pep Guardiola has spoken about the mentality needed to continue winning, arguing repeatedly last season that winning a third Premier League in a row is harder than defending one title. By that logic, defending three in a row will be even more difficult.
"The manager has touched on it – saying he hopes we have the same hungriness going into the season," said Foden. "It’s a lot more difficult as teams
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