Guardiola puts 'nice' spin on City's trophyless season

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described his team's first trophyless campaign since 2017 as a season of growth and reflection, dismissing notions of failure and suggesting it may have been a greater achievement than a previous title win.

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BARCELONA - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described his team's first trophyless campaign since 2017 as a season of growth and reflection, dismissing notions of failure and suggesting it may have been a greater achievement than a previous title win.

"I want to suffer when I'm not winning games. I want to feel bad. I want to sleep badly. I want that when the situation goes bad, it affects me... I want that," he told Reuters in an exclusive interview.

"I'm angry... my food, it tastes worse... I don't need to eat much because I need to feel that (anger). Because if it doesn't, what sense would it have?

"Winning or losing... We're here in this world to feel different experiences, different moods."

The 54-year-old, who has won 12 domestic top-flight league titles across Spain, Germany and England, spoke about the season's challenges, which saw City finish third in the Premier League and fail to secure silverware in domestic or European competitions.