The reason why Erling Haaland chose Man City explains their Premier League dominance

There are many reasons why Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions in four of the past five seasons.

Their incredible wealth means that they can sign some of the best players in world football, providing them with world-class facilities and one of the best coaches in the history of the game. But there is one factor without which those things would be meaningless; without hunger and motivation, you don't get the chance to sign for City, as those are two traits that have been the drivers of the club's success.

Attributing four Premier League titles, four League Cups, one FA Cup and a first appearance in a Champions League final to hunger and motivation sounds a bit wishy-washy, but they are traits brought into the club that have made City serial winners.

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As a footballer, it would be very easy to relax and put your feet up once you had achieved a milestone you'd always dreamed of. Plenty of top players have dropped off after reaching the summit - Paul Pogba appeared to do so after winning the 2018 World Cup with France.

There are a limited number of professional footballers who year after year carry the same desire to improve and find new sources of motivation. When Pep Guardiola became manager in 2016 he knew that those were the kinds of players he needed, and the club also soon realised that.

Erling Haaland is the perfect example of that. Having scored 86 goals in 89 games for Borussia Dortmund - before the age of 22 - the £51million striker is clearly an outstanding player. But if it was his talent doing all the work, if he thought that he was already unstoppable and didn't have much of a desire to