Pep Guardiola admits world events over the past year put his Manchester City side’s footballing achievements firmly into context. City, the Premier League champions and Carabao Cup winners, will next week hope to complete a treble when they face Chelsea in the Champions League final. Coming in a condensed season after a shortened summer break and with little preparation, City’s performances seem all the more impressive. Yet Guardiola, whose mother died amid the coronavirus pandemic last year, is well aware of the bigger picture outside the game. “We are incredibly happy this season that we were able to do our job but the world is much more than our job.

Source: Express May 22, 2021 21:22 UTC