Manchester City defender Nathan Ake believes that it won’t be easy for his club to win titles during the 2023-24 season.
City won their first trophy on Wednesday evening after lifting the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in the Club’s history. Pep Guardiola’s team came back from a goal down to secure a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes, before defeating Sevilla 5-4 in the penalty shoot-out in Athens.
City won the treble last season which included titles wins in the UEFA Champions League, Premier League and the FA Cup.
“We are still hungry to win titles,” Ake was quoted as saying by mancity.com. “I think you could see today that everyone was so happy to win the game and we know that especially the final, it’s not going to come easily and we are not just going to outplay everyone.
“Yes, overcome tough moments and I think we did that today. We came back from 1-0 behind: we kept going, we kept trying, even when things weren’t going very well, you know, we kept trying, we kept believe and that’s what we have to do [for] the whole season.”
He also lauded Cole Palmer, who scored the equaliser for Manchester City against Sevilla in the 63rd minute of the match.
“[He was] very good,” said Ake when asked about Palmer’s performance after the trophy celebrations.
“He always wants the ball. He’s very dangerous dribbling. He’s unpredictable. So, especially in the second half, I think he was incredible today.
“His goal as well but also his overall play – he was very good. He’s shown that many times now for us, so, he’s an amazing player.”