Pep Guardiola believes his Manchester City side can draw motivation from last season’s Champions League heartbreak as they begin their latest campaign. The Premier League winners fell just short in Europe’s elite club competition last term as they were beaten by Chelsea in the final in May. Guardiola cut a dejected figure after City’s loss to Chelsea in last season’s final (Adam Davy/PA)The City manager said: “I’m pretty sure (of that). Guardiola expects City’s players to use their past frustrations as motivation (Nick Potts/PA)He said: “Sport is always a new challenge. This season will be the club’s 11th in succession in the Champions League but, last season aside, they have only reached the semi-finals on one other occasion.

Source: Irish Examiner September 14, 2021 13:30 UTC