Winning title will be harder than last year, says Silva

TIL Desk Sports/ Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva claims winning the title this season would be an even better achievement than their record-breaking triumph last term. Pep Guardiola’s side smashed a host of Premier League milestones as they finished 19 points clear of second-placed Manchester United.

And, while they haven’t hit those heights so far this season, City are firmly in the hunt to win the title again. A 1-0 win at Tottenham on Monday lifted them back to the top of the table, above Liverpool on goal difference. It was their eighth win from 10 games and their sixth successive clean sheet, but Silva has the feeling it will be much tougher for City to remain on top this season.

“I think it will be harder because last season nobody was expecting us to win as many games and to reach that level of points, so this season the teams know they have to do better to beat us,” Silva said. “Of course it will be very hard, but we will work every game to get the three points and at the end of it try and celebrate winning one more Premier League.