Pep Guardiola promised Manchester City will bounce back next season from their FA Cup final disappointment as the English champions celebrated a fourth consecutive Premier League title with a parade on Sunday.
Defeat to local rivals Manchester United in Saturday’s FA Cup final prevented City becoming the first English side to ever complete consecutive league and cup doubles.
But there was still a historic achievement to mark for Guardiola’s men after becoming the first team to ever win four consecutive English top-flight titles.
Thousands of fans braved torrential rain to see their heroes travel through Manchester’s Deansgate area on open-top buses.
However, the number were substantially down on last year’s parade to celebrate a Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble.
“We will be back next season,” Guardiola said. “The FA Cup, we will take it.”
City have won six of the last seven Premier League titles…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
