Pep Guardiola admits it was very difficult to leave James McAtee and Rico Lewis out of his FA Cup final squad in the defeat to Crystal Palace.Lewis and McAtee have been regulars in Guardiola’s

Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City flops to use the pain from their shock FA Cup final defeat as fuel to salvage their dismal season by qualifying for the Champions League. - 'It's not easy' - It was City's second successive FA Cup final defeat after losing last year's showpiece against arch rivals Manchester United.

Manchester City faced a crushing 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final, missing out on their only chance of winning silverware this season. Eberechi Eze netted the sole goal of the clash for Crystal Palace after being set up by Daniel Muñoz with a cross in the 16th minute.