Pep Guardiola feels Man City have done 'good things' in a disappointing season
Friday 7 April 2017 17:22, UK
Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City have made progress this season even though they will fall below expectations.
City's hopes of winning the Premier League in Guardiola's first season in charge were already slim before their midweek loss at Chelsea left them 14 points behind the leaders.
Due to Guardiola's past successes with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and after winning his first six Premier League games, hopes were high that Guardiola might deliver a third title in six seasons for City.
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Despite failing to win the league, and failing to get beyond the last 16 in the Champions League, Guardiola is still pleased with some aspects of the season.
"My feeling is during the season we made really good things," he said. "I was expecting from the beginning of the season to fight for the Premier League until the end.
"Okay we are a little bit disappointed, but I am quite happy with the way we made good things in this season.
"Of course we are not stable in other things. We want to improve for this part of the season and especially for next season."
City remain in a battle for Champions League qualification places with Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton. They could also end the season with silverware if they win the FA Cup.
"Now the situation is clear," Guardiola added. "Eight games left in the league to qualify for the first four and the semi-final of the FA Cup and that is our target for the end of the season. We'll try to win as many as possible."
Guardiola's side host Hull this weekend in a clash he accepts is not straightforward.
Marco Silva has sparked a revival since taking charge at the KCOM Stadium in January and the Tigers moved out of the bottom three for the first time since October by beating Middlesbrough 4-2 on Wednesday.
"I know him (Silva) from the Champions League when he was a manager in Greece and I was at Bayern Munich," Guardiola said. "He's making an outstanding job - not only great results, I like the way they play.
"I liked the way they played when we were there, now they play with a lot of talent - not just long balls, a lot of quality."
