Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, He said on Wednesday that his time at the ‘citizen’ club “will not be complete” if they do not win the Champions League. The former Barcelona coach, who won the 2009 and 2011 Champions League as Barça coach, renewed his contract with City on November 23 until 2025. This Thursday, City will face Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cupthe English League Cup.
Under Guardiola, City won 9 major trophies since his arrival in 2016 (4 Premiers, an FA Cup, 4 League Cups) and 2 Community Shields), but no European title. The ‘citizen’s’ team lost the 2020-21 Champions League final against Chelsea and in the last edition fell in the semifinals against Real Madrid.
“It is not the only objective but I admit that it is the trophy that we want and my term here is not complete if we don’t win. I will do everything in the time we are together but I will say that it is the same as before. This is the trophy that we don’t have and we will try to get it. I have a feeling they’ll get it sooner or later.”
In this edition of the Champions League, City will face Leipzig in the round of 16. Pep Guardiola’s team wants to become the fifth to win three consecutive English leagues.
As for the squad, Nathan Aké, Manuel Akanji and Spanish internationals Rodri and Aymeric Laporte are back in training, after participating in the World Cupearlier this week and joins Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gündogan, Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez as the only first-team players to feature for the ‘reds’.
Source: La Verdad
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