Premier League 'ours to lose', says Man City's Walker

Manchester City skipper Kyle Walker says nan Premier League is "ours to lose" arsenic his broadside look to triumph an unprecedented 5th title successful a row.

City were nan first nine to triumph 4 successive English top-flight championships past word and statesman their defence connected Sunday erstwhile they recreation to Chelsea.

Speaking connected BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, England full-back Walker said: "I wouldn't opportunity it's an ego, but we've done this now 4 times successful a statement - this is our trophy to lose.

"I tin guarantee you, erstwhile you're looking down astatine your limb and you've sewage that golden badge that no-one other has sewage it's a bully feeling. Long whitethorn it continue."

Under head Pep Guardiola, City person go a ruthless winning instrumentality - but getting motivated for caller campaigns hasn't sewage immoderate much difficult.

Walker added: "For america to spell and do 4 successful a statement disconnected nan backmost of a Treble was a awesome achievement. To prime yourself up and spell again aft specified a high, positive we won nan Super Cup and Club World Cup arsenic well, was particularly important.

"Now, why can't we spell and do 5 successful a row? Why can't we spell and do thing I don't deliberation will astir apt beryllium ever beryllium done again? That's nan information we person to create from america arsenic a group of players, from maine arsenic a captain."

Guardiola is simply a driving unit for City's hunger and makes judge nan players lucifer his level of dedication to delivering silverware.

Walker admitted nan nine want "instant occurrence - and that's what we person to deliver".

"I deliberation if you didn't person that drive, he wouldn't person you astatine nan club. It's a large portion of his DNA, winning," he told nan Monday Night Club.

"Look astatine nan teams he's gone and managed, nan players he's worked with. He's not awkward that if you're not pulling your weight, he's not frightened to show you."