Manchester Metropolis star Ruben Dias welcomes doubters to query his aspect’s possibilities of successful the Premier League once more this yr, admitting that it solely fuels their want to succeed.
Pep Guardiola’s aspect turned the primary workforce within the historical past of English top-flight soccer to win four-successive Premier League titles on the finish of the 2023/24 marketing campaign, beating Arsenal to the trophy on the ultimate day of the marketing campaign. Their dominance this season has been barely much less apparent, sitting 5 factors behind league leaders Liverpool within the present standings.
A 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth on the south coast adopted by an similar displaying in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion has known as for doubters to query whether or not Metropolis could make historical past as soon as once more and carry their fifth title this season.
However, Metropolis centre-back defender Dias is in no rush to silence his critics.
“I’d say, please doubt us, doubt us, really feel welcome to take action,” he advised reporters. “Once we did the treble, we even known as it the darkish January. We had a troublesome interval. However it’s what it’s.
“What issues is the way you bounce again from these moments. That is why our workforce has gained a lot as a result of in moments of problem, the characters come up and we keep collectively. We do not discover individuals to kill, we discover individuals to convey into the trigger and combat collectively. That is what we have to do as soon as once more. Till it is achieved, it is not achieved.”
Metropolis are set to face Tottenham Hotspur after the worldwide break on 23 November. The north London aspect have additionally endured a troublesome begin to the marketing campaign, sitting in tenth place after defeats to Ipswich City and Crystal Palace.