Manchester City\u2019s hopes of becoming the first team since Manchester United to win the league three times on the trot came up a cropper last season. Pep Guardiola\u2019s side made a sorry attempt to defend their title and Liverpool won the league on a canter, finishing a whopping 18 points ahead of the Citizens, who came second.<\/p>\n\n\n
While the Champions League again eluded them, Manchester City\u2019s focus will on wrestling back the Premier League title from champions Liverpool next season. <\/p>\n\n\n
Guardiola has already signed Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres to bolster his squad and is expected to spend more before the transfer window slams shut on 5th<\/sup> October. The Manchester City manager will demand his players react to losing the title to the Reds in such an insipid manner last season.<\/p>\n\n\n The former Barcelona boss is also in the final year of his contract at Manchester City<\/a> and it is unlikely that he will sign a new deal. Pep Guardiola<\/a> will want to leave English football winning his third league title in five years. <\/p>\n\n\n While he is yet to establish Manchester City as a force in Europe, he will want to bid adieu to the Premier League<\/a> by making his side the dominant team of the era.<\/p>\n\n\n Nathan Ake<\/strong> \u2013 Reinforcing their defence has been one of the priorities for Manchester City this summer and they forked out \u00a341m to sign Dutch defender Nathan Ake from relegated Bournemouth early in the transfer window. Ake will provide cover at centre-back and also has the ability to play in the left full-back position.<\/p>\n\n\n Ferran Torres<\/strong> \u2013 Manchester City also wanted to sign a replacement for Leroy Sane who left the club for Bayern Munich at the end of last season. Ferran Torres was identified as a target early and due to his contract situation at Valencia, the club managed to sign him for a fee around the \u00a321m mark in the ongoing transfer window.<\/p>\n\n\nDone deals and rumoured arrivals<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n