Antoine Semenyo says he’s hooked on the feeling of winning silverware after his first career winner’s medal in the Carabao Cup last month.
The 26-year-old joined City in January and has had a significant impact on our improved form in the second half of the campaign, scoring eight goals in 20 appearances so far.
The outstanding moment thus far came at Wembley when we beat Arsenal to lift our ninth League Cup in our history.
But attention has since returned to the Premier League and FA Cup, where City stand a genuine chance of yet more success.
Asked in the Premier League’s Big Interview series about his motivations for making the move to City in the winter window, Semenyo outlined our recent trophy haul.
“It’s a massive club, competing for trophies every year,” he began.
“I’ve never been in a team that’s competed and I hadn’t had the feeling of winning trophies before. I want to do that on a consistent basis.
“I couldn’t believe what was happening after winning the cup final to be honest, walking up the steps at Wembley.
“A lot has gone into my start at City. The manager has helped me a lot, the assistants and the players have made it easy for me.
“I’m playing with world class players and they’ve made it easy to sink into the team.”
With the relentless pressure of seeking as many trophies as possible, Semenyo was tasked with hitting the ground running as a City player.
That’s no easy task when starting work with Pep Guardiola, whose demands of his players are unlike any other manager.
However, the winger had a seamless transition and made it clear just what an impact Guardiola is already having.
“He’s got so many ideas and as a player, I’ve had to think about so many things I would never normally think about.
“The first thing he said to me was “you’re fast right?”.
“I said yeah and he asked why I go fast every time and told me to slow down to speed up. It’s a different approach against full backs that expect you to go fast every time.
“It’s little things like that take your game to the next level.”
Semenyo’s route to the top of English football was never straightforward.
Born in London, he attended trials at many of the capital’s biggest clubs during his early teenage years without much success.
After considering giving up the game at 15, he eventually went to South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and moved away from his parents and brother.