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FA Cup not enough after 'horrific season' - Haaland
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|May 16, 2025
REACHING a third straight FA Cup final with Champions League qualification within reach is not enough for Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who said the club had endured a "horrific season" after missing out on a fifth consecutive Premier League title.
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Haaland, who has extended his contract with City until 2034, told BBC Sport that the team had not been "good enough", in an interview published on Thursday.
"It is a good habit to reach Wembley and it's always important to win trophies. We have the FA Cup final to play for, and in a horrific season we still managed to do this — that says it all," Haaland said.
"When you have won four league titles in a row, if you don't win five it's not going to be a successful season.
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