Pep Guardiola joked that he had phoned Real Madrid for advice on how to score quickfire goals as Manchester City produced an astonishing turnaround to win the Premier League.
City were two goals down to Aston Villa with 15 minutes to go but scored three goals in five minutes to win 3-2 on the final day of the season and pip Liverpool to the title despite their victory over Wolves at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's side finished a point behind after a terrific second half of the season.
Guardiola was at a loss to explain how City turned their game around, and likened it to their devastating Champions League exit when they conceded two goals in the final minutes of normal time in their second leg before letting another in in the opening stage of extra time. And the Blues boss only had words of praise for Liverpool, who he said pushed City to greater heights.
