Man City fans couldn't be happier right now but one major criticism of the club remains

One of the most important things that can be learnt in life is that success doesn't automatically equal happiness.

Success is great, but it means nothing without other ingredients crucial to our wellbeing; a sense of achievement, a feeling of purpose, the experience of lows in order to appreciate the highs, a sense of belonging and a belief that you are doing good in the world.

Manchester City have been wildly successful over the past decade, particularly in the six years that Pep Guardiola has been the team's manager. The Blues have won four of the past five Premier League titles, reached the Champions League final for the first time and have smashed countless records.

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The vast majority of City fans will tell you that they couldn't be happier with the journey the club has been on and where it is heading, but silverware and accolades are only part of the story.

If you didn't feel happy watching Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane ripping through defences in 2018 or Kevin De Bruyne winning games on his own in 2021, if witnessing the rise of Phil Foden, the impact of Ruben Dias or the strength and bravery of Oleksandr Zinchenko didn't move you just a little bit, then football probably isn't the sport for you.

City's wealth and depth of resources are well documented, but the football Guardiola wants to play and the demands it places on his players requires an astonishing amount of hard work and sacrifice. The result is a huge sense of achievement whenever the whistle blows and City play some of the best football ever seen in the Premier League.

There have been relative lows to endure on this journey, numerous Champions League