No European glory, but City's Guardiola shows grit to retain title

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(Reuters) - When Pep Guardiola was lured to Manchester City in 2016 the club's Abu Dhabi owners did so convinced the Spaniard was the man to lead them to Champions League glory.

Three seasons in and they are still waiting to conquer Europe but what the 48-year-old has achieved in claiming back-to-back Premier League titles is arguably a greater achievement.

Guardiola set new standards of excellence when, in his second season at City, he took them to the Premier League crown last year in record-breaking fashion, with his side earning 100 points and scoring 106 goals to obliterate their rivals. City triumphed 2-1 that day, then won 16 of their last 17 league games, including all of the last 14, to become the first club to retain the Premier League title for 10 years.

When Brighton stunned them by taking a 27th-minute lead it was only the fourth goal they had conceded in 14 league matches. Always seeking perfection, the Spaniard will tweak it again next season, when he promises City will be even better to counter anything Liverpool's Klopp come up with in the summer."When you win two in a row in this country with all these incredible managers and players, it's because we've done really, really well. It will be even tougher next season but we will be stronger too. I have the feeling next season we'll come back.

 

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