Pep Guardiola stands alone as Manchester City’s biggest star | Barney Ronay

Manager has raised his side’s standards again, responding to Liverpool’s challenge and guiding City to a second title running

And fade to Blue. On a soft spring south-coast afternoon Manchester City retained the Premier League title, completing their sprint to the line with a 14th straight win, enough to edge out Liverpool’s own chase by the finest of margins. As the trophy was hoisted by Vincent Kompany this 4-1 defeat of Brighton felt like a performance that captured a great deal about this champion team: its luminous qualities in attack and midfield; the meticulous work of Pep Guardiola, the way his team plays at all times, win or lose, as Manchester City, unable to do anything other than be itself; and also some of its tensions, the fretfulness that can sometimes creep into the works.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WId8Mo