Pep Guardiola has aimed a sly dig at Tottenham by suggesting they are a one-man team.
Spurs demolished Huddersfield 4-0 on Saturday as Harry Kane delivered another stunning demonstration of the centre-forward art.
Kane scored a first-half brace to take his September tally to a remarkable 13 goals, which included 11 from just six club matches.
Astonishingly, the England international has now scored nine goal from his last four away fixtures, which have yielded a hat-trick against Apoel Nicosia and braces against Huddersfield, West Ham and Everton.
Manchester City manager has suggested them Tottenham may over-rely on the 24-year-old despite the vast wealthy of talent available to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Guardiola gave his verdict on Saturday night as he assessed his side’s chances of winning the Premier League compared to their main rivals Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham.
“We’re in September. Chelsea won 13 games in a row last season. They were unbeatable, they won the league. It’s not easy,” Guardiola said, as quoted by Goal.
‘Of course this season they play in Europe. It’s a little more complicated for all the teams.
‘We have United [and] the Harry Kane team who scores every game two or three goals.
“Jose with United will always be tough. That is a Jose Mourinho team, aggressive winning duels and so quick on the counter attack. They are already convinced they can do it in this way. It will be tough.”
City, who are not set to play Tottenham until mid-December, currently top the Premier League table, albeit just on goal difference, and remain five points ahead of third placed Spurs.