‘Didn’t deserve to win’, ‘just Pep overthinking’ – Man City Fans reacts as Mahrez Makes Strong Claim on Champions League Ahead of New Season

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Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has offered an honest self-appraisal of their disappointing Champions League final defeat Last Season.

The Premier League champions, who finished 12 points clear last season, were left disappointed in their first ever Champions League final appearance after going down 1-0 to Chelsea in Porto.

Mahrez has claimed Man City have unfinished business in the Champions League after the defeat by Chelsea in May’s final.

‘We’ll take more confidence into Europe. We showed how good we are but that is no guarantee this year.

‘We deserved to win it. With the team we have and the football we were playing, we didn’t deserve to lose. I don’t think anyone spoke afterwards. Everyone was very sad. It was difficult to speak about anything.’ 

These Mahrez’s comment has prompt Plenty of Sky Blues to react on social media.

Riyad Mahrez also insisted that Manchester City will not suffer from complacency as they bid to retain the Premier League title.

‘A normal human being always becomes complacent when you start winning things,’ Mahrez said. 

‘That’s human nature. We are here because the club chose us – they think we have the right mentality. The manager pushes us every day, every season. He never takes it easy.

‘Every season they say it’s going to be tighter and tighter and this season it will be to be fair. This season will be tough, Chelsea are very good – Liverpool, United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Leicester too. We are ready.

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