Manager praises his team’s turnaround in past 12 months
January arrivals also hailed for making a key difference
Pep Guardiola has praised Manchester City for turning their form around to become the best-performing Premier League team in 2025 and warned rivals they will improve once Rodri returns to full fitness.
Despite a rare trophyless season, City go to Sunderland on New Year’s Day with 2025’s best points-per-game ratio, narrowly ahead of Arsenal, who played two more league matches.
“At the end of last season, what we have done, overcome the problems that we had, one of the best seasons we have had as a team,” Guardiola said. “The guys who were there all season, the staff and backroom staff was arguably one of the best that we had. Because it’s how you overcome the problems. In this perspective, now every time when I reflect on what happened last season, I’m more proud than ever about what we have done as a club, how we handled the bad, bad situations.”
