Manchester City dominated its competitors in all their competitions. The star striker Erling Haaland with his 52 goals last season made sure that the Cityzens won the treble. On the other hand, Pep Guardiola made sure that the level of the whole team did not drop any moment in the last season. So, it is no surprise, that both of them were awarded with the prestigious North West Football Awards.
However, neither Pep nor Haaland will get to celebrate these recent awards for the last season. This is because the club will need to win their next two matches to make sure they have a strong base to build on after the international break.
Manchester City players under Pep Guardiola have got ambition and hunger to try and win every possible trophy. In the last season, they did win a lot. Other than the Carabao Cup, City managed to win the Champions League, FA Cup, and Premier League. All the players did very well. However, star striker Erling Haaland set the stage on fire in his first-only season with the Premier League giants.
It looks like the awards continue to flow in for both Haaland and Pep for the last season. Erling Haaland won the Premier League Player of the Season award for his goal exploits last season. Whereas, manager Pep Guardiola again managed to retain the Manager of the Season award title at the North West Football Awards. Both of them will be happy with the recognition after their treble-winning last season.
Manchester City did have a nervous start to this season. However, it looks like the blue side of Manchester is now back to winning ways. They are back on the top of the Premier League for now. But, it is going to be more challenging than last season to stay on top.
Manchester City are currently on the top of the Premier League table. This is after their 6-1 win against Bournemouth. The other results also went their way as Arsenal lost to Newcastle and Tottenham lost to Chelsea. They are only 1 point ahead of second-placed Tottenham. This just shows that the Premier League this season is more challenging. At the current moment, the only thing Pep Guardiola wants is for his star striker Erling Haaland to remain fit and score plenty of goals in the second half of the season.
Erling Haaland has scored 11 goals in 11 games in the league this season. However, there are games where he has got absolutely no service. He has also found chances at a premium as teams do tend to revert to a defensive style against Manchester City. In the second half of the last season, Haaland went into full overdrive and scored goals for fun. This also helped him score 52 goals last season in all competitions.
In his absence, the Cityzens get goals from Julian Alvarez, Jeremy Doku, and others. Despite this, having a tall and physical striker like Haaland always has its own benefits in the opposition box. Erling Haaland wants to win the Ballon d’Or next year after finishing second this time. Hence, the Norwegian will need both goals and trophies by the end of this season to remain ahead in the race. So the big question is can Haaland win the Ballon d’Or and treble with Manchester City this season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.