It must come as a great disappointment to Sheik Mansour that Manchester City are without a league title since 2014 —particularly as, according to his managers, they have the best team every year.
Pep Guardiola's claim at the weekend is nothing new. In December last season, Manuel Pellegrini also said City were the best team — and just before leaving he announced they had been the best of the last three seasons, which must have come as a surprise to Leicester and Chelsea, the two previous champions.
City managers tend to want prizes for competitions that do not exist: scoring the most goals or creating most chances, as if football is a beauty contest.