Guardiola not getting carried away by domestic treble talk
Guardiola not getting carried away by domestic treble talk Pep Guardiola has insisted that Manchester City are still ‘far away’ from a domestic treble despite reaching the FA Cup final. City came from behind to beat Southampton 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday evening, as goals from Jeremy Doku and Nico Gonzalez saw off the Championship side, who had opened the scoring through Finn Azazz. The Citizens won the League Cup last month after beating Arsenal at Wembley, and will return to face either Chelsea or Leeds in the FA Cup decider.
City are also involved in a tight title race with Arsenal, opening up the prospect of a domestic treble. It’s a feat achieved only once previously in the history of English football, by Guardiola’s side during the 2018/19 campaign. Despite reaching a record-breaking fourth successive FA Cup final, Guardiola said he is focusing only on the next game.
“Far away,” Guardiola said when asked about the potential of winning another domestic treble. “Before the final and before the Aston Villa game, then I will tell you it’s a chance. Now it’s far away.
“Now it’s important we have three days off for the players and I tell them don’t think about football and rest. “Now we start the season of five games plus the final of the FA Cup. “Now I would say the Premier League is almost gone.
We are back second. Then we will see how we arrive. ” Guardiola praised the performance of opponents Southampton at Wembley, admitting he did not underestimate the Saints despite making mass changes to his team.