Unfazed by Man City FA Cup loss, Pep Guardiola eyes trophy next year
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola vowe to win the FA Cup next season as he and his players celebrate their fourth straight Premier League title.
Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup final loss to rivals Manchester United, combine with the customary Manchester weather, threatene to put a dampener on City’s trophy parade along Deansgate, although thousands of fans did turn out on Sunday evening as the players marke an unprecedente run of league success.
The supporters got to see the Premier League trophy as well as the Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, but the one that was missing was clearly on Guardiola’s mind after he and his players misse out on a record-breaking double-double 24 hours earlier at Wembley.
“We will be back next season,” Guardiola said. เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง “The FA Cup, we will take it.”
This is the sixth time Guardiola has led City to the Premier League title, but with one year left on his contract speculation has quickly turned as to how much longer the Catalan might stick around, having already spent much longer in Manchester than many expecte.
“Even myself, I couldn’t expect to stay here eight years but everything goes well,” he said. “Step by step we are here. It looks routine but it’s not routine.”
But when asked if he would “please stay forever”, the 53-year-old could only laugh.
City were force to wait until late in the evening after the Greater Manchester Run took place on the same day, and under threatening skies the atmosphere could not compete with their trophy parade 12 months earlier when they were celebrating the treble.