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Manuel Pellegrini: No excuses for failure at Manchester City this season

Raheem Sterling gave his shirt to a City supporter after completing his debut for the club
Image: Raheem Sterling has been part of a major spending plan at Manchester City this summer

Manuel Pellegrini says there can be no excuses for Manchester City not winning the Premier League after their summer spending.

City have won their first three games of the league season, a sequence which included a 3-0 rout of current champions Chelsea. 

The club have spent more than £100m on new signings over the summer and there could still be more activity with negotiations over a reported £58m deal for Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne close to being completed.

City have acted decisively after last season's disappointing runners-up finish to Chelsea and expectations are rising.

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Manuel Pellegrini refused to comment on speculation regarding the transfer of Kevin De Bruyne at Friday's press conference

Pellegrini said: "Last season we had some (Financial Fair Play) restrictions but I didn't give any excuse for not winning the title.

"This team must try to win titles every year. It's not so easy because you have strong teams here in the Premier League and you have strong teams in the Champions League, but we must try to do it.

"The best way to at least try is to have a good squad. That's what we are trying to do now and we will finish on Tuesday when the transfer window is closed.

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"After that you need to know how to play in the way we are doing. It's very important to have a good performance as individual players and a good performance as a team.

"So, with more players or without more players, I never had excuses about not winning titles."

Kevin De Bruyne in action for Wolfsburg in their Bundesliga clash with Eintracht Frankfurt
Image: Kevin De Bruyne looks set to be another new recruit at the Etihad

City have scored eight goals and conceded none in their opening three wins. They will be looking to maintain their 100 per cent start, and stretch their run of league wins stretching back to last season to a club record 10, against Watford at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

But after playing once a week for the past month, the workload will increase in September as the Champions League gets under way.

Pellegrini, now in his third season with City, is ready for the step up in intensity.

He added: "We learned about a lot of things last season. We are going to have as strong a squad as we can. It's a squad that can win important things."

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