City will be stronger next season: Pep
london — Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City will be a far more formidable force next season after their FA Cup semifinal defeat to Arsenal left the Spaniard empty-handed for the first season in his glittering career.
Guardiola’s side wasted their chance to reach the final as poor finishing and sloppy defending allowed Arsenal to come from behind and snatch a 2-1 victory in extra-time on Sunday.
With City trailing 11 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea, their last realistic chance of silverware vanished at Wembley, leaving Guardiola to face the uncomfortable reality that he has failed to provide the trophies expected from him when he arrived last year.
Having dominated in the Spanish and German leagues with Barcelona and then Bayern Munich, while also winning two Champions League titles, Guardiola has found life much harder in the cutthroat world of the Premier League.
The Spaniard admits this season has been a learning process and, with his ego clearly bruised, Guardiola promised City would be much improved next term once he has time to make changes to an underachieving squad.
“We will improve next season. We will be strong, especially in the games away against the Premier League teams,” he said.
“For what I have done in my past the pressure will be on my shoulders for the rest of my career.
“Always in my life and always in the rest of my life I try to be better. That is all.”