Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola heaped reward on Liverpool, saying Jurgen Klopp’s males have solely pushed them to grow to be higher in each passing season. Guardiola raved about Liverpool’s high quality as they pipped the Merseyside membership by some extent to win their 4th Premier League title in 5 years on Sunday, May 22.
Manchester City scripted a exceptional comeback to beat Aston Villa at residence 3-2 after being down 0-2 with solely 20 minutes to go for the ultimate whistle on the ultimate matchday of the Premier League. The title race went down the wire as Liverpool have been chasing City and stored the strain on the eventual champions by beating Wolves 3-1 at residence, producing a spectacular end to the season.
Manchester City finally completed with 93 factors, yet one more than Liverpool to disclaim Klopp’s males a possibility to finish the first-ever quadruple in English soccer historical past. While City defended their Premier League crown,Liverpool gained the FA Cup, the League Cup and can tackle Real Madrid within the Champions League remaining subsequent week.
“To win in this country, four times in five years, it’s because these guys are so, so special. Wow, winning at home with our people – it’s the best!” Guardiola mentioned after shifting forward of Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho along with his 4th league title.
“If you don’t want to be judged, don’t take a public job… I have never seen a team like Liverpool in my life. They have helped us to be a better team, season by season.
“I’m sorry, I haven’t got the power to consider subsequent season. It was a troublesome two months with the Champions League and the Premier League,” he added.
‘PEP’ TALK AT HALF-TIME
City had to fight back from 2-0 down in the second half, but three goals in the space of five minutes — including two from German substitute Ilkay Gundogan set off the party, with fans pouring onto the field at the Etihad Stadium at the final whistle.
Guardiola heaped rich praise on Ilkay Gundogan while revealing details of his half-time pep talk to the team.
“The final sport is all the time emotional. Villa are a very good group, they gave every thing, however the second we discovered a objective it modified every thing.
“I told them at half-time to play normally. It’s not a normal situation but you have to play as if it is.
“Ilkay Gundogan is the very best runner in second positions that we have now. He is the very best at having a way of the tempo within the remaining third,” Guardiola mentioned.
