Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola says nothing has changed as the Premier League champions head into the new campaign.
City beat rivals Manchester United on penalties to win the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday, but Guardiola is not setting any massive targets just yet.
Alejandro Garnacho looked to have won it for the Red Devils, netting in the 82nd minute, before Bernardo Silva levelled things in the 88th.
The match went straight to penalties, with Manuel Akanji scoring the winner after misses from Jadon Sancho and Jonny Evans.
And Guardiola said he was happy with some aspects of his side’s performance, but admitted there are still improvements to be made.
Speaking to ITV, he said: “I enjoyed the season against our rival in Manchester and to start the season with a title is good. We are really pleased.
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“We lost a lot of balls, after transitions they are one of the best teams in the world. They are so dangerous to control. But in the end we did it.
“It is nice to play this game because it means you won something in the previous season.
“Now we see how the players come back. The target now is not to win the Premier League, it is ‘OK next game try and win it’. This is what we have to do.
“I saw many things today that I like. The first 35 minutes were beyond excellent for the time together.
“Still we are far from our best, that is normal. It is better to win one trophy but the reality is nothing changed.
“We played really good and at the end the ball is not stable and both players miss a lot of long balls.
“Manchester United are so dangerous in transitions, they are really good and one of the best teams in that concept.”
