Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has disclosed that the club is driven by performance not silverware.
The manager made the comments ahead of his side’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg away to Newcastle today.
“It’s not about winning or not winning trophies, it’s about how the team grows up, how the team is better,” the City manager told the club’s website.
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“Last season we didn’t deserve to win more than just one trophy, because we didn’t play good. So satisfaction to win a trophy when we are not playing good, can happen, you know, knockout stages, (you can be) lucky.
“It’s not about that. Believe me, it’s not about that. We are here to make the team play better, the satisfaction is to make a good performance for ourselves, our fans.”
City dominated this competition early in Guardiola’s tenure, lifting the EFL Cup four times in five seasons, matching Brian Clough, Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, yet since beating Tottenham in the 2020-21 final, City’s domestic cup returns have dipped, even as three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the Champions League have followed.
