Kyle Walker claims Manchester City take into account themselves again on the backside of the mountain once more this season.
City scaled the heights final time period as they grew to become solely the second English staff to win the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.
Now, as City put together to start the defence of their European crown at house to Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday, Walker has revealed supervisor Pep Guardiola needs them to show themselves once more.
The England right-back mentioned at a press convention: “It’s our job to stay motivated. We’re at a massive club for a reason, because the manager believes in us and we’re all great players.
“It comes from within that you have to keep going. The hunger is still definitely in the changing room and from him as a manager as well. He still wants to win more.
“You can see what he is like in games and training. He doesn’t settle for second and we need to follow in his footsteps because he has managed some great teams that have won fantastic things.
“What we have done is in the past now. It is a new season, you draw a line under it.
“The manager did a diagram for the first game of the season. We start at the bottom of the mountain and we are climbing to the top.
“Our flag will always be at the top because we have won the Premier League and Champions League but we have to go again and again. It is what separates the good teams from the great teams.”
I’ve been very honoured (up to now) and it is a privilege to guide this particular group of gamers out
Kyle Walker
Walker has captained the staff up to now this season and appears prone to retain the armband following a squad vote to discover a everlasting successor to the departed Ilkay Gundogan.
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Walker wouldn’t reveal who got here high within the vote, which has taken place in latest days, apart from to substantiate he has been nominated as one of many group of 5 senior gamers who make up the captaincy group.
However, with the opposite foremost contender for the job, Kevin De Bruyne, at the moment out injured, it will be a shock if the 33-year-old didn’t lead out the staff for the Group G conflict towards Red Star.
Walker mentioned: “The captains’ vote has come in and the five captains that have been chosen that will lead the team for the season and make sure all checks and fines are paid up.
“I don’t think the order really matters but it’s down to myself, Kevin, Rodri, Ruben (Dias) and Bernardo Silva.
“I’ve been very honoured (so far) and it’s a privilege to lead this special group of players out.
“I will continue to do that and hopefully lead by example on and off the field to ensure we are collecting the trophies at the end of the season.”
