Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is thrilled with their season thus far.
After the club sold almost £90million worth of players in the summer, Koeman will reflect on his first few months in "Europe's best league" with great satisfaction.
"I couldn't expect the results we've had," he told the Mail on Sunday. "But I was happy with the changes we made; how we replaced good players who left the club with (Graziano) Pelle, with (Dusan) Tadic, with Sadio Mane, (Ryan) Bertrand and (Florin) Gardos.
"In Holland we are used to change every season because young players are always leaving. I was very positive about the squad we have.
"We've had a great start but, yes, it will be a tough week. But West Ham beat City, so why can't Southampton? We won in the League Cup at Arsenal. So far I have not seen one team better than us.
"Manchester City have players like (Sergio) Aguero. They have that quality. But we like to play offensively, we like to play good football. I look forward because it's exciting to play these big teams."
