Guardiola has message for Leicester City doubters
Pep Guardiola has named Leicester City as potential challengers to Manchester City’s Premier League crown.
Leicester helped Man City clinch the 2020-21 title earlier this week by beating second-placed Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Guardiola has now won three Premier League titles since arriving at the Etihad Stadium – and eight major trophies in total.
The Spaniard will be hoping to add to that later this month as they gear up for a Champions League final against Chelsea on May 29.
But he is already looking ahead to next season and who are likely to be the teams to watch.
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Guardiola has been impressed by Leicester, who are currently third in the table and battling to secure a top-four finish, having narrowly missed out on the final day of last season.
“Arsenal will be better next season, and we’ll see which manager Tottenham are going to take, but the quality is there with the players they have,” the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss told Sky Sports.
“And of course – look at Leicester again. People said last season when at the end they could not achieve the Champions League, this season they will drop, they will drop. Look at them. They are third, fourth and fighting for the Champions League again.
“And of course, (you also have) Chelsea, United, Liverpool.”
Guardiola added: “Every season, I have the feeling since I arrived in England, every season is getting more difficult, is getting more complicated, and tougher.
“That’s why we cannot stop. We have to reinforce the team and (get) a better team for next season.”
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Guardiola also reflected on the moment this season’s title was clinched – as goals from Luke Thomas and Caglar Soyuncu gave Leicester victory over United on Tuesday evening, giving Man City an unassailable lead at the top.
“The night was nice when we were champions and Leicester won at Old Trafford,” he said. “We had a celebration here in our bubble at the training centre, we drank, we danced, we laughed.