Tennis and basketball have helped Pep Guardiola and Manchester City to stay at the top of English football. The reigning Premier League champions are currently hunting down their fourth title in a row, and can move to within a point of leaders Liverpool with a win at Bournemouth on Saturday.
That would be Guardiola's fifth in six years, and his side are also still in with a chance of defending the FA Cup and Champions League trophies that they won last year.
Guardiola's City are being looked at by United's new investors as a benchmark to follow, with the Catalan admitting it is only natural to look at the teams above you for inspiration.
However, the Blues have enjoyed as much recent success as they have in part because Guardiola has looked outside of football for motivation on how to turn one success into annual success. ALSO READ: Guardiola defends De Bruyne decision ahead of Bournemouth ALSO READ: Guardiola warns United amid cheeky Rooney offer "Yeah, incredible athletes. [Roger] Federer, [Novak] Djokovic, [Rafa] Nadal," he said. "The biggest dynasties in the NBA.
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