Pep Guardiola called for Manchester City's domestic success to be more widely recognised after they won the Champions League for the first time.
Guardiola has been expected to win the Champions League by his employers and the wider football community for years, and the Blues finally did it on a memorable night in Istanbul where a goal from Rodri was enough in an otherwise scrappy performance. The trophy completed an incredible Treble for City, matching the achievement of the 1998/99 United team.
City's manager was obviously happy to win the competition that has eluded the club for so long, yet chose his first press conference since winning it to ask for more recognition of their efforts in England. While the club knew they had to win the Champions League to be recognised, the manager was aware that they could easily have lost to Inter and his opinion of the players would not change.
"It looks like this competition this year was in the stars," said Guardiola. "I would not confuse how happy I am but they could score at the end and go to extra time and win and we could be the same person and club.
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"We are very satisfied to do something unique and the feeling I have now to win the Champions League is to give credit to the five Premier Leagues in seven years, four Carabao Cups, two FA Cups.
"You have to win in Europe to be considered a great team and we did it but sometimes you need this kind of luck that in the past against Tottenham and Chelsea didn’t have it. I like this competition for the fact we won it, part of history, players will be remembered for the rest of their lives but now give credit for five Premier Leagues won in six years.
"It is important, now people don't forget, maybe create a museum. What we have done in the last years is unbelievable."
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