Vincent Kompany insists there's been a lot of hard work behind Manchester City's success.

Kompany admitted it had not always been plain sailing at the Etihad Stadium, but relished the challenge of leading the side.

He said: "I have never denied that this can sometimes be the hardest team in the league of which to be captain; but like I said I am all about responsibility and challenge.

"This Man City project was probably one of the most difficult projects in Europe to be part of and so far we have all done a good job even though a lot of people said it (success) wasn't going to happen so quickly.

"I like the kind of characters that we have in our team; I like the challenges we have ahead of us. Now is the time to build the culture of winning we are in the right time; we are in the right moment."