Having won the last two titles, the England winger now wants his team to join their neighbours in lifting the crown for a third successive year
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling believes there is no reason why his club cannot emulate their city rivals and secure a third straight Premier League title next season.
Pep Guardiola’s men came back from behind on Sunday to down Brighton 4-1 and pip
Only rivals United have won the Premier League on three consecutive occasions, a feat they achieved from 1998-2001 and
“I feel we’re always improving, the mentality is always improving and next season will be another massive test for us again,” he told the Mirror.
“We’ve done it back to back. What’s going to be the motivation now? The motivation has got to be to try and do it again. It’s as simple as that.
“We want to be one of the best clubs in England and in the world of football. “This is the level that we have to reach every year. It’s not just one year and then three years out. Every year you have to be competing.
“It was lovely to retain the title, of course. We knew how long it’s been since a team has retained it and it just shows the mentality in the group.”
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This latest title also marked the eighth national crown in the last 11 seasons for Pep Guardiola, who has taken Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City to the top of their domestic leagues.
And Sterling is certain that the Spaniard has lost none of his enthusiasm for the game.
“He’s ready to go. That’s just him. He loves football more than anyone I know!” he added.
“I don’t know what will happen in the summer, you can have additions to the squad, you never know what will happen and as a
“When you have teams who are playing at a high level, then you have to do the exact same. I think that’s what next season will be like because I imagine every team, all of the top six teams, will be pushing hard.”