Guardiola proud of his Man City players in Wembley defeat | OneFootball

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola concedes they struggled against Chelsea for their FA Cup semifinal defeat.

City were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final and the Catalan admitted his team were not at their creative best on this occasion.

“Chelsea played a good first 15, 20 minutes and we struggled a little bit," said Pep.

“For the last ten minutes of the first half we were better - we didn't create much but we were there.

“In the last minutes with Phil and Gundogan on, we created more. Congratulations to Chelsea.

“They are strong, well organised with seven players in the middle, experienced.

“You need actions of quality. We were there. In general, the guys didn't give up. It was a tight game.

“We didn't find the key players in the pockets. We didn't create much, but in the last minutes it was much better.

“I am delighted with what we have done so far. The number of games we have played - we haven't had a midweek in an eternity.

“Now it's Aston Villa - we need ten points and we need the first three. And then final of Carabao Cup and then semi-final versus PSG."

Asked if this was the hardest season ever, Pep added: “Absolutely that's why it's incredible what we have done. We didn't create much in the final third."