Pep Guardiola has pushed back on the suggestion that winning the FA Cup was not one of Manchester City‘s priorities at the start of the season and insisted that it’s ”important” his players lift the trophy on Saturday.
Guardiola’s side have missed out on the Premier League and Champions League during a disappointing campaign. But Guardiola has rejected the narrative that winning the FA Cup is inconsequential to a squad used to collecting bigger prizes.
City face Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday looking to win the competition for an eighth time in their history.
“That is the problem, the FA Cup now is not the first choice,” Guardiola said.
“Not anything is enough. Of course we want it. Now we are here, we want to lift the trophy. We are disappointed with our performances this season but I’m pretty sure we will perform well and compete against them [Palace].
“It’s definitely important. You have to be there and you have to win previous games and we have done it many times in years.”
