City easily beat Forest 2-0 in Wembley, qualifying for a third consecutive final of the FA Cup, thus becoming the sixth club only to achieve it. But the coach was still far from being satisfied with the campaign of his team, since Liverpool officially delighted the title of the Premier League by crushing Tottenham 5-1 on Sunday.
The season was catastrophic for City
City is 21 points behind Liverpool at four days from the end and should end the season with its Total Low Lower since the arrival of Guardiola as a coach in 2016. The Citizens have also not reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2012, losing 6-3 against Real Madrid in direct elimination dams, after having finished 22nd in 36 teams, in total.
“Noooooon. This season has not been good ”said Guardiola at a press conference. We are a billion points behind Liverpool. It's not good. Look at the Champions League. Did we win a match? Two ? We have always been a machine but we have not been good, but the damage will be minor. We must not forget that the season was good. The club must make the right decisions to make next season better.
Guardiola congratulates the Reds
Guardiola began his press conference by paying tribute to Liverpool for his title. He said: “Before we start, on my behalf and on behalf of the whole club, we want to congratulate the Liverpool Football Club for its Premier League victory. Well deserved, without a doubt. A fantastic team. In a year, as has been the case in the past four years, they will keep the title and, hopefully, next season, we can be better and fight to the end, which was not possible this season. Congratulations to Liverpool.
City will face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final on May 17, with the aim of winning the trophy for the eighth time, and the third time under Guardiola. But before that, the Citizens will focus on receiving the Wolves on Friday and their objective of finishing among the first five of the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League.
