Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is delighted with the early season hunger of his players.
Guardiola insisted that he has witnessed renewed vigour from his squad as they aim to become only the fifth club in history to lift three successive English top-flight titles.
"After back-to-back Premier League titles I said I wanted to take a look at how we came back in pre-season," Guardiola said.
"I was curious this year, about the smell in training sessions and in pre-season. Since day one, I like what I've seen.
"We were quite consistent in these five games. We don't change our patterns much. It gives confidence to the team."
