ARSENAL big man Edu admits he had to keep his true feelings about Manchester City’s latest title triumph to himself.
City guided the Gunners to the Premier League title on the final day of the 23/24 season with a 3-1 victory over West Ham.
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Pep Guardiola’s troops secured a fourth successive league title – their first in Prem history – by just two points.
And the bitter pill of the club missing out on its first league title in 20 years is difficult for Edu to swallow.
The Brazilian told Estadão: “There are things that unfortunately I cannot say what I feel. It’s a strange, strange sensation!
“Because we ended the season with the feeling that we did everything right. From signings and goals to renewals.
“Mikel did a great job and achieved his goals.
“We did everything we could, but it wasn’t enough. There is frustration, but there is also a positive feeling that the process was done well.
“The work was excellent.”
City, of course, still have a dark cloud hanging over their recent Premier League dominance.
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The club faces a huge 115 charges of alleged violations of Financial Fair Play rules dating back to the 2009-10 season.
The club vehemently denied any wrongdoing and promised to prove their innocence.
Potential controversy aside, Edu admits that Guardiola has turned the Citizens into an almost unstoppable winning machine.
He said: “But all the credit in the world to Pep for the training and work he has done since he started his career.
“I even joke with my son that I want to see if he is really good at rugby.
“It’s a joke I make because he’s won everything in football.”
Losing the title on the last day only served to motivate Mikel Arteta and his troops to do better next season.
He told the Emirati faithful: “All this is happening because you started to believe, you started to have patience, you started to understand what we were trying to do.
“All the credit goes to the players and the coaching staff, who are unbelievable.
“I think now is the time to pause, think, reflect, keep pushing, keep inspiring this team.
“Don’t be satisfied because we want much more than that and we will achieve it.”
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