Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that the dethroned Premier League winners would still have a “bad” season even if they qualified for the winners League.
With City’s match against Aston Villa tied 1-1 deep into stoppage time at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night, it appeared that Guardiola’s team had squandered an opportunity to move up to third in the Premier League rankings.
Bernardo Silva’s seventh-minute opener, thanks to some excellent wing play from Omar Marmoush, was cancelled out by a disputed penalty from Aston Villa loanee Marcus Rashford, who was chosen up front over the recently outspoken Ollie Watkins.
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A draw would not have been a bad outcome for the defending Premier League champions, but Guardiola would almost likely have been devastated to lose points. Fortunately, he had Jeremy Doku on hand to make a fantastic game-changing assist for Matheus Nunes, who broke Aston Villa’s hearts.
Guardiola shouted with excitement, but admitted: “The season has been tough. It doesn’t matter if we make the final or finish in the Champions League. The Premier League makes you feel fantastic. It happened, and you may have horrible seasons. Liverpool will be winners, and the quality of teams is exceptional.” According To 90 Min.
“We played pretty well. Aggressive in our duels, and our back four were fantastic. “Very pleased,” Guardiola said of City’s overall performance. “Football is about feeling. The past two games were extremely difficult so we are really thrilled. I was quite thrilled. I must acknowledge it! Try not to lose since 1-1 was not a horrible outcome, but Jeremy’s action was excellent.
“The team fought a lot. The performance was pretty good. It’s a terrific team.
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