Guardiola jokes going 2-0 down versus Aston Villa ‘was the plan’ for Man City

Pep Guardiola spoke on Manchester City’s latest Premier League title win during their city-centre parade on Monday.

Man City scored three goals inside six minutes to fight back to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Sunday. This win saw them edge out Liverpool by a point to retain the Premier League.

Players and staff celebrated along Deansgate on Monday evening. Guardiola took the time to thank the club’s fans during their celebrations.

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“It was the plan, 0-2, calm, calm,” Guardiola said with a laugh. “And after we scored it was a great night.

“Everybody knows what has happened is an incredible achievement. This is the toughest league, in six years since we arrived we had four. The happiness on all the faces is the greatest reward we can get.”

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After Ilkay Gundogan struck two late goals, either side of a Rodri goal, to give City the win, Guardiola was seen in tears at full-time as he celebrated with his backroom staff.

“Definitely it was a tough moment,” he said. “Always the players show again, it was incredible to come back. There was a lot of tension in the last month after (the Champions League defeat to Real Madrid) and a lot of difficult games.

“We never give up and we have to be so proud of the group.”

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