Pep Guardiola declares that his Manchester City side will be better next season | OneFootball

Despite Manchester City remaining in the hunt for four major trophies this season, this is a transition season for Pep Guardiola’s side. City have undertaken a sizable rebuild of their squad. Club legends such as Kevin De Bruyne, Ederson, and Ilkay Gundogan have left the club, as have key contributors such as Jack Grealish and Manuel Akanji. Players like Rayan Cherki, Omar Marmoush, Tijjani Reijnders, Abdukodir Khusanov, and others have replaced them. This season has shown that this City team is still very much learning the Pep Guardiola way. Even if City can claim silverware, they will be a better team next season. That is an exciting prospect to consider given what City have shown at times this season.

Pep Guardiola believes that his Manchester City side will be better next season.

Up next for Manchester City is a fifth-round FA Cup tie against Newcastle at St. James’ Park. Pep Guardiola faced the media yesterday in his usual pre-game press conference. The City manager explained that his team will be much better next season. He explained: “We are not a complete team to compete to, you know, to be solid. That is the reality. But we are in the process of many changes. If we can learn quicker, that still is nothing lost, we can [be] quicker to arrive in the last month with the chances. But I’m pretty sure next season will be better, and the next season will be better. I don’t have doubts about that.”

This City side should be better in a variety of ways next season.

There are a variety of reasons why Manchester City will be a better team next season. Players such as Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi have only been City players for two months. They have made fast starts to their City careers, but they still have so much to learn in terms of playing in a Pep Guardiola side. The same can be said for Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Tijjani Reijnders and others. There is tremendous room for growth in all of those players, especially considering that the first season playing under Pep Guardiola is always considered the toughest.

Also, this Manchester City side has to live the moment of chasing honors on multiple fronts. The majority of this City team hasn’t lived these scenarios. It is an experience that they must live through to grow, irrespective of how this season pans out. Pep Guardiola’s side remains in the hunt for the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, and Carabao Cup. You do sense that if City can win one major trophy, it could set this new-look Manchester City side up for next season and beyond.

Pep Guardiola believes that his Manchester City side will be better next season. His assessment does feel accurate. There is tremendous room for growth in this City side, and next season that growth should come at a rate of knots.