Pep Guardiola claims simply winning matches, not more titles, is his chief motivation as champions Manchester City begin their title defence. Guardiola's City, who won the Premier League with a record 100 points last season, begin their next campaign at Arsenal today. He said: "The target is to win on Sunday and then, after that, [against] Huddersfield and then Wolves. At the end, we will see our level. I am focused on that, not focused on back-to-back titles."

"Winning is the best motivation and we will try to continue what we have done. Last season we were so happy. Why not try it again?