Pep Guardiola ‘happy’ after Manchester City reach Carabao Cup final
Written by News on 24/01/2018
Pep Guardiola declared himself happy after Manchester City saw off Bristol City to reach the Carabao Cup final.
An entertaining clash at Ashton Gate saw Guardiola’s side win 3-2 on Tuesday night to secure a 5-3 aggregate victory over two legs of their semi-final.
“We’re so happy to be there and for everyone involved at the club to reach this final,” he told Sky Sports. “We played an amazing game until 2-0 and then we lost control, and in these kinds of games it’s never easy until the end.
“But it will be a good lesson for us next Sunday in Cardiff and especially in the Champions League, in these kinds of situations to [play for] 90 minutes.
“In the first half we missed the last pass and we couldn’t be more precise with more accuracy. We should have scored three or four goals and at 2-2 with a minute or two left anything could have happened.”
Guardiola now has the chance to win his first piece of silverware with Man City at Wembley next month, but insists a trophy would be more important for the club than him personally. He also hopes that reaching the final will inspire them to success in other competitions.
“It’s not for me it’s for Manchester City to try and reach another level,” he said. “In the past [Roberto] Mancini and [Manuel] Pellegrini achieved that and we have to try and keep going for that level. The important thing for me is to be there and keep going in every game.
“We have a final against Cardiff and we’re going to continue in the FA Cup and try to keep going in the Premier League as well.”
(c) Sky News 2018: Pep Guardiola ‘happy’ after Manchester City reach Carabao Cup final
