▁a ▁" fail ure ". ▁However , ▁he ▁art ic ulated ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season ▁▁ ▁Guard i ola ▁identified ▁the ▁def ensive ▁areas ▁which ▁required ▁improvement ▁for ▁City ▁to ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁league ▁title , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁goal keeper ▁and ▁full ▁back ▁position . ▁He ▁made ▁three ▁major ▁ac quis itions ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁transfer ▁window ▁in ▁goal keeper ▁Ed erson ▁M ora es ▁and ▁wing - back s ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁M end y ▁and ▁K yle ▁Walker , ▁while ▁disp ens ing ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁current ▁senior ▁full ▁back s ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁Aleks and ar ▁K olar ov , ▁G ael ▁C lich y , ▁Bac ary ▁S agna ▁and ▁Pablo ▁Z ab ale ta . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁also ▁signed ▁Bern ardo ▁Silva ▁from ▁Mon aco ▁and ▁Dan ilo ▁from ▁Real ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁February , ▁City ▁beat ▁Ar sen al ▁ 0 – 3 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Car aba o ▁Cup , ▁this ▁was ▁Guard i ola ' s ▁first ▁tro phy ▁with ▁City . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April , ▁City ▁were ▁confirmed ▁as ▁Premier ▁League ▁champions ▁following ▁Manchester ▁United ' s ▁ 0 – 1 ▁defeat ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁West ▁B rom wich ▁Alb ion . ▁After ▁finishing ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁record - bre aking ▁ 1 0 0 ▁points , ▁Guard i ola ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁with ▁City ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 1