We want more and more: Guardiola aims a triple after the glory of the Premier League

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Pep Guardiola warned that Manchester City was addicted to victory and would not be content to retain its Premier League crown.

City won a second consecutive title with just one point thanks to its 4-1 triumph Sunday in Brighton, beating Liverpool who finished second with a superb 97 points.

Manchester City is the first team to retain the Premier League title in ten years
Manchester City is the first team to retain the Premier League title for a decade (Nick Potts / PA)

Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan all hit the net as City rushed home to Amex Stadium.

City has won 14 successive victories to win the title. Guardiola then admitted that his players and coaches were far from satisfied.

"Well, I'm not going to deny that it's exhausting, but winning is addictive and we now have the chance to win the FA Cup and a triple," Guardiola said.

"Then we have to make decisions for next season to come back. Liverpool will maintain and we must be better.

"Competitive people are never satisfied, it's never enough. We want more and more.

"And that's why the second one, to do, shows me that kind of thing. This shows that it was not enough (for the players), that one was not enough. "

Glenn Murray was leading Brighton in the pack to scare City, but that scare only lasted 83 seconds.

Aguero buried the visitors' first chance, and after Laporte entered a corner, Guardiola's men never gave up.

City had 198 points in two consecutive wins. Guardiola said the Liverpool pursuit had led his team to new heights this quarter.

Oasis star Noel Gallagher celebrated her great success, Wonderwall, with the team in the locker room. They then returned to Manchester to continue the party with about 10,000 City fans at a hastily organized event at Etihad Stadium.

Guardiola wanted his players to take advantage of the moment, but he then admitted that City would quickly focus on achieving this unprecedented national treble.

"No team in England has done that before, so we need to challenge, compete and stay focused on this game," Guardiola said.

"Of course, the FA Cup is not easy to reach and we will try to win."

The Manchester City celebrations continued at the Etihad stadium.
Manchester City celebrations continued at Etihad Stadium (Anthony Devlin / PA)

When asked if Guardiola's side of the city would be considered the best in English history, he simply suggested to be in conversation all that everyone could ask.

"When people suggest that you can be one of the best, that's enough," Guardiola said. "But we had that in Barcelona too.

"If in 10, 15 or 20 years, people talk about this team, it's because we've been good.

"Like books, movies, if they waste time, if after 25 years, people watch the same movie, read the same book. If people continue to talk about this team after this date, it deserves to be considered alongside the best Man United, the best Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. "

Captain Vincent Kompany, who has now won four Premier League titles, expressed his pride as he led the evening celebrations on stage at Etihad around 10:45 pm.

"I'm so proud," he said. "This team is amazing. We are able to fill this place at this time of night – thank you very much. This is incredible. "

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