The three reasons why Manchester City will win the Premier League yet again - sorry Arsenal & Liverpool

The dawn of another Premier League season is upon us, and as is the ritual, debate and discussion rages over who the favourite is to win the title. Arsenal have come close in the last two years but have been denied by the irrepressible Manchester City winning machine.

But if there is one thing that is certain, it’s that the Gunners will not just go away. Mikel Arteta was moulded by David Moyes and Arsene Wenger, two managers who have excelled in their coaching careers, but it was under Pep Guardiola that it became clear he had all the attributes to be a great manager. A few years down the line, he’s created a rivalry against the very man who gave him the chance to taste what top-level management was like. The rivalry has been exciting and has replaced the Guardiola vs. Jurgen Klopp battles, but I’m afraid the Gunners, like many before them, will fall short at the hands of Manchester City. But below, here’s why...

Winning Mentality

One of the things that has made Manchester City impossible to ignore is the winning mentality Guardiola has been able to create at the club. They never know when they're beaten in the Premier League. They have a catalog of historic comebacks and have built up their bank of invincibility. Many of their players have experience winning titles, and at the highest level, that is gold dust.

Squad Depth

Not many teams in the world have the quality of squad depth that City possess. There is an argument that their second team is capable of winning against most of the teams in the Premier League. While their second team might not always be good enough, they have quality across the pitch, and Guardiola is able to replace a top-quality player while keeping the same level of output. They rarely go for superstar signings now, but the last few years have shown they address their weaknesses when needed and can rotate the team effectively.

The Pep Guardiola Factor

Managers like Guardiola don’t come around often, a man who never gets tired of winning. Most people hit their peak and sustain for a while before it all starts to unravel, but Guardiola has made his point. When he arrived in this country, he finished third in the league, a huge setback for a man who arrived with a reputation for getting the best out of a talented group of players.

Stan Collymore mocked him and called him delusional. He wrote in 2016: “If Guardiola thinks he’s going to turn up and outplay everybody in the Premier League and that teams like Watford, Leicester, Bournemouth, Southampton, and Crystal Palace are going to let his Manchester City side have the ball for 90 percent of the time and pass pretty patterns around them so they can get a result, then he is absolutely deluded. In fact, he is beyond deluded. And if he thinks he doesn’t need to teach tackling or one-on-one combat in training, then he’ll be going back to Spain with his tail between his legs.”

A few years down the line, Pep has won it all here, and for me, as long as he’s here, he’ll always be the man to beat.