EPL 2017/18: Five reasons why Manchester City will win the EPL this year

#1 Pep Guardiola factor

Pep Guardiola masterminded Barcelona's most successful period

Now, this is a man who is under pressure to perform. After spending so much money over the last two windows at the Etihad, anything less than a Premier League title would be considered as a failure on his part.

However, this is also a man who engineered the best ever team of Barcelona. Guardiola is a visionary – and that is why he needs the right players to carry out his idea. He had that at Barcelona and look what he did there.

He also had that in Germany, which resulted into Bayern Munich playing some of the finest football in their history. And now he has that at Manchester City – and when he has the players he needs to fulfil his tactical agendas, he dismantles everything that comes between him and glory.

If the pre-season friendlies are any indication, then we are in for a Pep Guardiola special this season with Manchester City playing some of the best football whilst conquering England in the least.