Guardiola: We want to win the FA Cup for De Bruyne, and he also wants to win this trophy for us

May 17th Manchester City coach Guardiola talked about the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace when attending a press conference on Friday. Guardiola said the team hopes to win the FA Cup championship for the soon-to-be-departing De Bruyne.

"Of course, De Bruyne wants to do this for us and the team, and we certainly want to win the championship for him, but you have to show off, take action, and make some results. That would be great. He has been captain for many years and has won many trophies. He has won 19 trophies in 10 years, which is great. He has played many important games. There was one season, he was injured all year round, but he has been a key player for us for the rest of the time. It would be great if he could hold another trophies, but he has already won many trophies."

Guardiola did not confirm whether De Bruyne would start at Wembley, but he said that the arrangement of the team in recent games has not been affected by emotional factors.

"I sent De Bruyne to the court because I believe he can continue his performance to this day. We were 0-2 behind against Crystal Palace before, and he changed the game with a free kick. We can't do it just for favors, but because I'm sure we need him and he can help the team. I don't know if De Bruy will start at Wembley. I have an idea, but it depends on the situation."

Guardiola continued to say that he hopes to judge the success or failure of this season after everything is settled.

"If we win the FA Cup and qualify for the Champions League, I will feel it after that. Sometimes you ask me what I think or what I feel, but I don't know yet, and I will tell you later. I have said many times that this is not a good season, but if I can win tomorrow, I can win two championships this season, which is unacceptable. We have the opportunity to compete in the Champions League, but there are two very difficult games next. We know that we missed the opportunity in Southampton and we must now save the situation in the next two games."