Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City will 'try to avoid the damage' or their 'bad' season after his side's late winner against Aston Villa put them on course for Champions League qualification.
The Premier League champions - for a few more days at least - moved into third place, four points clear of sixth-place Villa, thanks to Matheus Nunes' 94th-minute strike.
City's league campaign has fallen well short of their usual best, with a woeful run of the end of 2024 putting paid to any hopes of an unprecedented fifth-straight league title.