“Of course it’s important to win, but except for Newcastle, who won the Karabao Cup, Liverpool won the Premier League and Manchester City, which won the social shield – no other teams won the title,” Guardiola said.
“Therefore, other teams such as Chelsea, who can win one Europa Conference against Real Betis, and Manchester United and Tottenham can win the Europa League.
“All other teams are waiting for the Champions League, but this is important for every club that plays in the competition next year,” he said.
“We really played well (Fa), it wasn’t enough to win, and we have two finals. We need four points to be in the Champions League next year and that’s enough and everyone should be aware of it.
With the Liverpool and Arsenal Premier League champions win second place, City have a fight to qualify for the European elite and an attractive competition for five key players, with Newcastle and Nottongam Forest separated from seventh place with an individual point.
The results at the weekend mean that City had dropped to sixth at the table, but they took a game against Bournemouth on Tuesday.