My City aces are legends beams Pep
PEP Guardiola believes his Manchester City players are all “legends” for the way they won the Premier League in such dramatic fashion.
A decade on from Sergio Aguero sealing the crown in a jaw-dropping 3-2 final day win, a rocking Etihad Stadium witnessed similar drama just as the title appeared to be slipping out of their grasp.
Matty Cash and ex-Liverpool favourite Philippe Coutinho scored against stunned City, who knew the crown would head along the M62 to Anfield if Jurgen Klopp’s Reds eventually found a way to beat well-drilled Wolves.
Liverpool ended up 3-1 victors but City by that point had launched an unforgettable fiveminute turnaround rendering that immaterial, with super sub Ilkay Gundogan scoring either side of Rodri’s strike in a 3-2 victory.
The Etihad Stadium had not seen such noise and drama since winning by the same scoreline against QPR a decade ago, leaving Guardiola beaming with pride and admiration.
“In the last five years winning four Premier Leagues, these guys are legends already,” Guardiola said.
“I’m sorry, people have to admit it. This group of players are absolutely eternal in this club because what we achieve is so difficult to do.
“Just Sir Alex
Ferguson with United has done it years ago two or three times, now I realised again the magnitude of Sir Alex and his United.”
Asked how he masterminded such an unlikely turnaround, Guardiola joked: “Well, I called Real Madrid and they gave me good advice.
“This was the reason why.
“Listen, no explanation in Madrid, no explanation today. It’s momentum.
“Sometimes it’s nice to live these kind of situations. We live it for the future. I had a feeling that it will help us to be stronger next season.
“Maybe we need a little bit more time but every second that passes after winning this Premier League, we realise that four leagues in five years in this country is probably the best achievement we have done in our careers.
“It’s incredible. We’ll be so proud for a long, long time.”