Treble
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I'm not saying that you are bound to get tired. It's an open question for me whether you can sustain a proper challenge both in the EPL and the CL. You have options in midfiled but you seem very dependent on several players, especially VVD and Salah.We lost Coutinho in January if you remember, so a limited squad anyway became even more limited. I fully agree that the league, at times, did take a back seat to progressing in the CL, but it was more to do with team selections rather than fatigue, which was the point I was trying to make.
Salah has scored/assisted every 76 min in the league since the start of last season. By comparison, Mane and Firmino have done it every 140 min or thereabouts. In contrast, Aguero - every 75 min, Sterling - every 85 min, Sane - every 87 min, Jesus every 108 min. That is, City seem less reliant on particular attackers and defenders.
You have a proper chance to compete but everything should go your way, in particular VVD and Salah to stay injury free all season.