Tuesday night’s eventful 1-1 draw at Bournemouth confirmed Mikel Arteta’s side as the 2025/26 title winners with the Blues guaranteed to finish runners-up spot this term in addition to lifting the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
Though Erling Haaland struck in the 95th minute to cancel out Junior Kroupi’s first half opener, City ran out of time in a bid to force the winner that would have taken the title race to the final day.
However, reflecting on both the result and league campaign as a whole, Guardiola insisted he was proud of every single one of his players for giving absolutely everything for the cause.
“Congratulations to Arsenal, Mikel Arteta and his backroom staff and fans for this Premier League - it’s well deserved,” Pep said.
“At the same time, during my managerial career it was one of the years where we fought the most with incredible things that we could not control.
“We were always there and never gave up.
“I would have loved to arrive in the last moment to try even though it wasn’t in our own hands.
“Today the fatigue was there, they had 12 days to prepare that game and they played for qualification for the Champions League with an extraordinary team and are incredibly well managed.
“Since January we were really good. We had a lot of injuries and many things that were out of our control.
“We learned a lot this season. What we have to do to win. We have to win a lot of points, we have to have an advantage otherwise there are circumstances that you cannot control.
“We played many, many moments with difficulty and never gave up. That is why we are here.
“I would have loved to arrive in the last moment against Aston Villa at home with a chance.
“But unfortunately, we did not win and today we missed that pace and the situation required against teams like Bournemouth.
“They are 17 games unbeaten and that’s because they are really good side.
“We fought incredibly a lot and now prepare for next season.”
Join us at Co-Op Live for the ‘After Party’
To mark the achievements of Manchester City men’s, women’s and academy teams during the 25/26 season, we can confirm that an open top bus parade will take place on Monday 25th May, followed by ‘The After Party’ a special celebration event at Co-op Live.
Event Information
Date: Monday 25 May
Doors Open: 15:00 (UK)
Parade Show begins: 16:00 (UK)
Final Entry: 17:00 (UK)
Player Arrival at Co-op Live: 18:30 (UK)
Event Closes: 20:00 (UK)
