Pep Guardiola pays tribute to title-winning Liverpool's 'incredible season'

• ‘They played every game like it was the last,’ says Guardiola
• City manager believes his team were not consistent enough

Pep Guardiola believes Liverpool’s “incredible focus” on ending their 30-year title drought was the decisive factor in Jürgen Klopp’s side ending Manchester City’s reign as champions.

City fell to an eighth league defeat of the season at Stamford Bridge after a penalty from Willian secured a 2-1 victory for Chelsea after Christian Pulisic had opened the scoring in the first half. Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick briefly ignited hopes that the visitors could keep the title race alive but Fernandinho’s dismissal for a deliberate handball finally ended their resistance in the second half.

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from Football | The Guardian https://bit.ly/2Zd3mnN