FA Cup: Manchester City 6-0 Watford - 5 Talking Points

Manchester City players celebrate with the FA Cup trophy aloft after their emphatic win over Watford
Manchester City players celebrate with the FA Cup trophy aloft after their emphatic win over Watford

#1 Domestic treble done, City still rue an opportunity missed in Europe

Manchester City players celebrate their FA Cup triumph but will be hoping for more success next year
Manchester City players celebrate their FA Cup triumph but will be hoping for more success next year

City became the first male team to win the domestic treble in England - the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup in a single season. That is certainly impressive, though players will be quietly frustrated within as this campaign presented a great opportunity for them to clinch a record-breaking quadruple.

Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and PSG were poor, Juventus inconsistent and Barcelona over-reliant on Lionel Messi. Whether it's harsh or not, the Champions League was there for the taking and although the title race was closer than it has been in recent years, they were widely expected to retain their crown too.

Winning cup competitions is nice and naturally, some critics will nitpick the quality of opposition they've faced but even given their strength in depth, it's a difficult achievement to conquer and they rightly should be proud of their efforts this term. There's a reason why no other side has managed it because it's much more difficult than it seems to balance all those competitions at once.

However on June 1, they'll be wondering what if those individual mistakes hadn't cost them the quarter-final against Tottenham: Aguero's missed penalty, Laporte's two costly errors, Llorente's dubious goal and much more besides. Pep was ultimately brought in to secure the Champions League and yet Spurs, who have been inconsistent all season, have a great chance to win their first. Liverpool, their closest league rivals, have a golden opportunity to add to their five titles.

So for all their dominance and quality in abundance, the big one still eludes them and you could see some players had a twinge of regret, they knew they were missing one more: there's still work to be done and it'll be interesting to see what happens over the summer.

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