FA Cup final: Man City’s season a success ‘regardless of trophies’

FA Cup final: Man City’s season a success ‘regardless of trophies’Manchester City face Chelsea in the FA Cup final looking to add to their League Cup success and with eye on EPL title.Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City have had a successful season, whether or not they win the Premier League title or the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday.Guardiola’s side will put their attempt to catch Premier League leaders Arsenal on hold as they head to Wembley for a fourth successive FA Cup final appearance.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israeli minister blasts Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal for Palestinian flag wavelist 2 of 4Serie A finish in chaos, worsened by clash with Italian Open tennis finallist 3 of 4Saudi investment fund seals FIFA deal as official World Cup 2026 supporterlist 4 of 4All you need to know as Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano finally face-offend of listCity start every season with the Premier League and Champions League as their main targets, but they are on the verge of falling short in both.Knocked out of the Champions League last 16 by Real Madrid in March, City will be five points behind Arsenal if the Gunners beat relegated Burnley at home on Monday.Guardiola’s men can close the gap back to two points with victory at Bournemouth in their penultimate match of the season on Tuesday.But Arsenal would then still be able to guarantee their first English title since 2004 by winning at Crystal Palace on May 24.Having already won the League Cup by beating Arsenal, City have a chance for a domestic double this weekend.However, Guardiola is adamant the campaign has been positive, no matter what happens at Wembley or in the title race.“It depends on the trophies you lift. Sometimes you lift trophies and the season has been successful,” said Guardiola, who would only offer “we’ll see” when asked if Rodri would be fit to start in midfield.“Sometimes, you lift and the truth is the season has been really, really bad.“I said a few weeks ago this season has been good. Really, really good.”After starting with Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki and Jeremy Doku on the bench for Wednesday’s win against Crystal Palace, Guardiola is likely to field a full-strength team against Chelsea instead of prioritising the title fight.