Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has said that the club is ready to defend their Premier League title. City lifted the Premier League last season with a record 100 points. They began the current season well by defeating Chelsea to win the Community Shield.
Gundogan told the club’s official website that the Community Shield win shows that Manchester City are ready to defend their title. He said, “I was curious the way we would start the game and how it would go. We knew what to expect and we knew it was going to be really tough.
We did a great job. It was a very good start to the season for us. All in all, it was a great performance and a well-deserved win. I wouldn’t say that it was necessary to give us confidence, but the first weeks when the season starts, the important games start, you never really know what to expect. You don’t really know 100 per cent on which level you are. It was a great test for us, a last test before the Premier League season. At the end, we feel ready right now and we can’t wait for the season to start.”
Ilkay Gundogan also had a lot of praise for yesterday’s star of the match Sergio Aguero. He said, “We feel very lucky to have Sergio in our team, a striker like him. On top of that even Gabriel (Jesus) with his ability and his quality.We have two great strikers and feel very, very happy.”
Manchester City begin their title defense against Arsenal on Sunday.
