No beer for City stars despite FA Cup win, says Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola poses with the FA Cup after his team beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley (Adrian Dennis) Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City players would not even be allowed "one beer" despite beating Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley on Saturday to clinch the club's eighth FA Cup. Antoine Semenyo scored the only goal the game, producing a moment of magic in the 72nd minute to unlock the Chelsea defence. City celebrated victory after falling at the final hurdle in the past two years, against Manchester United and Crystal Palace.
"This trophy is really, really cool, really special for the tradition," said Guardiola. "And after two defeats, back to Manchester is nice. " The City boss was asked whether his players would be allowed to celebrate their Wembley triumph.
"No, home," he said. "Not even one beer. Next Monday, after Aston Villa, we are going to celebrate it with the women's team.
" Guardiola's men still have an outside chance of completing a domestic treble after beating Arsenal in the League Cup final in March. They are two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal with two games left in a compelling title race. The Gunners host relegated Burnley on Monday while City travel to high-flying Bournemouth the following day.
On May 24, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal face Crystal Palace while City host Aston Villa. City have announced an open-top bus parade on May 25, the day after the Premier League season wraps up, to celebrate the achievements of the men's, women's and academy teams. The women's team sealed the Women's Super League title earlier this month.