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Erik ten Hag, whose side were trying to add the FA Cup to the Carabao Cup, called both goals soft and was asked if conceding the opener so early was unprofessional. We are one game away.”īoth Gündogan’s goals might have been stopped, with David de Gea motionless for the first and then failing to save a second that bounced twice, though the keeper may have been unsighted. “I said to the players you have to put the pressure on yourself to be recognised as something good – so you have to win Europe. Everything will not be complete if we don’t win the Champions League so we have to do it. But it is not about the treble, it is about winning the Champions League. “Now is the first time I can talk about because it is one game away. “We should give incredible credit for what we did. “For me it is an incredible three years: two finals and one semi-final,” he said.

Guardiola said City, who are in their second Champions League final after losing to Chelsea in 2021, have to win the tournament to be given the recognition they deserve. “We already won the FA Cup, we won the Premier League.” “Yes, what a privilege – we are one game away,” he said.

Guardiola was asked if he can smell European Cup and treble glory as City are so close. We will have two days off and then after we have three or four training sessions, prepare for Milan, then go there to try.” A delighted Guardiola said of his players: “One more to go – they feel we are in a position that we will probably never be in again.

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