Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has issued a warning to Premier League champions Liverpool as the Manchester City chairman addressed his club's shambolic season
13:00, 29 May 2025Updated 13:00, 29 May 2025
Liverpool ended Manchester City's reign at the top of English football
Liverpool ended Manchester City's reign at the top of English football(Image: PA)
Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has fired a warning to Liverpool that Manchester City want their Premier League title back.
City have been left licking their wounds following a shambolic season which saw Pep Guardiola's men finish 13 points behind Arne Slot's newly crowned champions. It was also the first time in eight years City ended a campaign without a single piece of silverware.
But City chairman Al-Mubarak believes the experience has made Guardiola and his players stronger. And he admits City are on a mission to become top dogs in English football again at the first time of asking.
Al-Mubarak said: "We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. And by the way, we've been doing that since January.
"And we will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season, and learn from it, improve from it and get better.
Pep Guardiola and Khaldoon Al Mubarak want to get their hands back on the Premier League trophy
Pep Guardiola and Khaldoon Al Mubarak want to get their hands back on the Premier League trophy(Image: Getty Images)
"I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve - and that we know we will achieve.
"Because really, if there's one thing I'd like right now, it’s to turn that page from last season and just immediately start focusing on next season."
Al-Mubarak insists Guardiola's players are all chomping at the bit to make amends and win trophies again.
He added: "All the players, they're excited about coming back. Nobody feels good about how we finished the season.
"They want to come back, and they want to come back hungry. And I can see the hunger.
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"Normally these players are off and they're starting to think about vacation time etc. Honestly, every player I spoke to was telling me, 'we’re coming back'.
"That's the attitude you want - and that's exactly why you see me so positive. We're going to come back strong, with a lot of positivity."