Riyad Mahrez has insisted he is “very happy” at Manchester City despite enduring a tricky debut season with the recently-crowned Premier League champions.
The Algeria international, who won the top-flight crown with Leicester in 2016, became City's record signing last summer when he joined from the Foxes for £60milion.
The winger has started only 14 Premier League matches this season, but the last of those came at Brighton in Sunday's title decider.
And Mahrez responded to his surprise selection with the vital third goal, skilfully leaving Lewis Dunk on his backside before lashing the ball into the top corner.
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He said: "It's not easy to come to a team, a squad, who won everything last season.
"But I'm very confident about myself and never doubt my quality. I knew when I had my chance I would take it. I scored, I helped the team, we played very good, and we deserved to win the league.
"I'm very happy here. It's not that because I don't play I'm going to go somewhere else. It's part of the game. I need to stay strong because it's part of my personality. I'm never going to go away from teams.
"That's easy to do but I'm very confident about my quality and there's another season next season. I know the league. I did a lot of things in this league already."
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City eventually ran out 4-1 winners to pip Liverpool to the title by a single point.
Glenn Murray briefly made it twitchy for the visitors when he headed Brighton in front but goals from Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan ensured City retained their crown.
"It's a great achievement but we have to give credit to our opponents, Liverpool," added Mahrez.
"They are an amazing team as well. They deserved to win the league as well but we were a bit better - we have 98 points and they have 97. It's amazing."
