Mateo Kovacic has conceded that Manchester City are under pressure to regain the Premier League crown they last claimed two years ago, although the Croatian midfielder could not guarantee he would be around for the first campaign of the post-Pep Guardiola era.After winning four straight titles, City have seen Liverpool and Arsenal finish top of the pile in the past two seasons.Kovacic’s former club Chelsea, where he spent five years before joining City in 2023, have spent heavily this summer in a bid to rejoin the title argument, while Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal manager, said his club was “very active [in our player search] trying to improve and evolve”.“I think the pressure is on everybody … on us especially, because we haven’t won it two years in a row,” Kovacic told the South China Morning Post.“Clubs are spending a lot. Chelsea’s one of them, and I think they added some great players.“Big clubs are about winning, so you always feel the same pressure.”