The two clubs face each other in a rerun of that final when we meet in the Carabao Cup showpiece at Wembley on Sunday at 16:30 (UK).
This time Mikel Arteta will be in the Arsenal dugout instead of alongside Guardiola who masterminded the 3-0 win over the Gunners back in 2018.
It was to be the first trophy of a dominant period of success for the Blues, and also answered any suggestions about whether Guardiola’s brand of football would be successful in England.
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Asked if it was a special trophy, the boss said: “Yeah it was. Maybe not for Mikel because it was Arsenal but for me definitely it was. No, for him as well.
“We worked hard, a lot with the players on many things.
“It’s hard to understand a lot about the Premier League, we spend a lot of time and energy in the good and bad moments and of course to start to break that routine and win then the first title in the short time, the second season was really good then after came many good things.”
Watch the second part of Pep’s press conference in the video above…
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