Pep Guardiola defended Manchester City's season despite the team failing to win any major trophies for the first time since 2016-17. City is currently 18 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League and suffered early exits from the Champions League and EFL Cup. Their latest setback was a loss to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. Guardiola pointed out that aside from Newcastle and Liverpool, most teams did not win trophies this season. He emphasized the importance of qualifying for the Champions League and highlighted their need for four points in upcoming matches.
Guardiola noted that they could be among those to have lifted a trophy this season if they qualify for the Champions League next season.
'Of course, it's important to qualify, but except for Newcastle, who won the Carabao Cup, Liverpool won the Premier League... the other teams didn't win trophies.'
'We played a really good [FA Cup] final, not enough to win it, and we have the last two games, we need four points to be in the Champions League next year...'
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