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Manchester City send warning to Liverpool after unwanted end to eight-year recordManchester City supremo Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has laid down the gauntlet to Liverpool ahead of the new season

after watching his side end the campaign without a trophyCommentsSportDan Marsh Senior Sports Reporter14:00, 29 May 2025Khaldoon Al Mubarak has warned Liverpool that Manchester City will be

out to reclaim the title next year(Image: Getty Images) Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has put Liverpool on notice ahead of the 2025-26 season, warning Arne Slot's newly minted Reds that Manchester

City want their throne back.

The former Premier League champions' period of dominance came to an end this term with Pep Guardiola's team struggling to match their own remarkable feats of the past four years. City ended

up finishing third, 13 points behind Liverpool.

‌ The 2024-25 campaign also marks the first time in EIGHT years that City have ended the season with a trophy. But Al-Mubarak has already set his sights on reclaiming the domestic crown that

has been snatched away in 12 months time.

‌ "We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us," Al-Mubarak said in his annual post-season address.

"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.

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on £30m transfer "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.

Article continues below "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."

Guardiola will be given the green light to reshape a playing squad that appeared to simply run out of steam this season after bagging four successive league titles. The overhaul started in

earnest back in January with the arrivals of Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.

Pep Guardiola endured a challenging season and only secured a third-place finish on the final day(Image: 2025 Getty Images)‌ Outgoings are also expected with club legend Kevin De Bruyne

already confirmed to be moving on. And Al-Mubarak insists that all the players remaining at The Etihad are already desperate to put things right next season.

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.

"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'.

Article continues below "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."

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