Although United still have a game to play following the abandonment of their fixture against Bournemouth, due to the discovery of a suspect package at Old Trafford, City are three points above them with a vasty superior goal difference that makes it extremely unlikely their rivals will overhaul them.
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“We kept our togetherness and that is part of the DNA of this club”, said Wenger, who led his team into the Champions League for the 19th consecutive season.
Pellegrini also revealed he would not speak to his successor Guardiola about the challenges facing the Spaniard next season following his move from Bayern Munich.
The bonus for City is that their consistent qualification for Champions League and their progression to the knockout stages in the last three seasons means that they will be seeded in the play-offs.
The Chilean has won the Capital One Cup this season and shall end his tenure with a Premier League title, which he won in 2013/14.
Swansea ended the Premier League season in 12th place after a strong finish to the campaign which saw Guidolin rewarded with a two-year deal in midweek.
“If you’re not going to win the league then you have to finish in the Champions League”.
City’s 1-1 draw at Swansea on Sunday effectively sealed their place in next season’s Champions League.
“So I’m very proud to manage this squad”.
“Guardiola will receive a club that deserves to be in the Champions League and I am sure it will continue to improve in the future”. “It is not easy for a team to read every day that “11 players will go out, these are coming, these are finished”.
“I haven’t spoken to Guardiola, I don’t think that we need to speak”, Pellegrini said.
Manuel Pellegrini predicts that numerous exciting youngsters at Manchester City’s academy will soon break through into the first team.
And Pellegrini responded: “I think maybe in the next years you will see some players from the academy”.
Fernandinho of Manchester City and Bafetimbi Gomis of Swansea City compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Manchester City at the Liberty Stadium on May 15, 2016 in Swansea, Wales.
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“I think I have always had the support of the fans, and I think they always enjoyed the style of play of this team”. Now we are working very well in all the young divisions, we arrived to the [FA Youth Cup] final against Chelsea this season.
