The Manchester City defender talks about their targets, Ilkay Gundogan leaving, Erling Haaland & Pep Guardiola
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00:00 You sit here today feeling like you're the best team in the world right now, and how does that make you feel?
00:05 I think we've earned the right to say that we are the best team in Europe, after winning a Champions League.
00:20 I feel like I'm a modest person, so I don't like talking about it, but yeah.
00:30 What we did last season was incredible in winning the Premier League and the Champions League,
00:35 so we should be proud of ourselves and know what we've done and be able to go into this season knowing that we're champions of both,
00:47 and not to let our standards drop and make sure that we try and get those two again.
00:57 I think quite a few teams, after how last season finished, with teams getting into the Champions League, Arsenal pushing us to the end,
01:09 and then teams spending a lot of money in the transfer window getting players in as well to compete and fight for the Premier League.
01:22 Yeah, I do find it difficult, I can't put my name on one team.
01:26 What's the biggest challenge for you as a coach?
01:30 There's definitely a rise to the challenge. That's one thing I see in training and what he can do.
01:41 Sometimes I can rise to it and still not get near him, so it's a difficult one to answer.
01:49 Earl's an incredible professional, so he won't settle for last season and he'll want more.
01:57 He's set a very high standard, high bar, but I do believe he can go on and achieve more this season.
02:05 What's the biggest challenge for you as a player?
02:11 He's an incredible player, always turns up in the hardest moments of the season, scoring goals.
02:19 Just his overall game, what he brought to us. I was so sad to see him leave.
02:28 He was our captain as well, and I think Barcelona have inherited an incredible player.
02:37 What's the biggest challenge for you as a coach?
02:41 I thought I knew football to a decent degree. How to play it, understanding the game, different things in the game.
02:51 Pep made me feel like I knew nothing when I first came in and has opened my eyes to so much.
02:57 He's kind of reinvented my brain towards knowing football and what football is.
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