Pep's 'happy flowers' have now bloomed to perfection at right time
Manchester Evening News|May 19, 2023
IT'S less than a month since Pep Guardiola said that 'perfection doesn't exist in football' At half-time at the Etihad on Wednesday around 50,000 City supporters would have disagreed with him, for once.
TYRONE MARSHALL
Pep's 'happy flowers' have now bloomed to perfection at right time

This was City scaling heights that might have felt unimaginable, but in truth, they've also felt like it's been coming. Guardiola's side have spluttered through much of this season, searching for something, lacking an edge, too many 'happy flowers! Suddenly, they've come alive.

The only flowers they should be seeing now are the ones thrown onto an arena after those present have witnessed majesty.

This was football in its purest form. It was breathtaking. It deserved the garlands.

Real Madrid have been Europe's dominant club for a decade. They won last season's Champions League on the strength of their legend alone.

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