Manchester City star Erling Haaland has revealed that he, and his teammates have been poor this season despite playing in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
Guardiola’s men have struggled for consistency this season, fighting for Champions League places following a bad spell in December.
Haaland admitted that playing in the FA Cup final is good but he and his teammates have not been good enough this season.
He said: “It is a good habit to reach Wembley and it is 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.
“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. Those are the standards we have set. We haven’t done well enough in the league but are still hoping for Champions League qualification.”
Manchester City currently occupy the fourth position two points above Chelsea with two matches to go.
Haaland said: “We haven’t been stable enough this season… of course, we have had injuries throughout the season. But we should not search for excuses.
“Every single one of us hasn’t been good enough and we haven’t been at our best, so when you are not at your best you aren’t going to win games in this country because it’s so hard.”
Haaland has scored 21 league goals this season, was also injured for a month after sustaining an ankle injury in March.
