- final s ▁on ▁away ▁goals . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁consecutive ▁Premier ▁league ▁title ▁after ▁finishing ▁on ▁ 9 8 ▁points , ▁one ▁point ▁above ▁Liverpool , ▁after ▁his ▁side ▁beat ▁Bright on ▁& ▁H ove ▁Alb ion ▁ 1 – 4 ▁away ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May , ▁his ▁side ▁beat ▁Wat ford ▁ 6 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁men ' s ▁team ▁in ▁England ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁domestic ▁tre ble . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁season ▁ ▁Guard i ola ▁made ▁two ▁major ▁ac quis itions ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁transfer ▁window ▁in ▁def ender ▁João ▁Can cel o ▁from ▁Ju vent us ▁for ▁£ 2 7 . 4 m ▁plus ▁Dan ilo ▁and ▁mid f iel der ▁Rod ri ▁from ▁Atl ético ▁Madrid ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 6 2 . 8 M , ▁a ▁club ▁record . ▁These ▁sign ings ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁squad ▁exceed ed ▁€ 1 bn ▁- ▁the ▁first ▁football ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁squad ▁that ▁cost ▁over ▁a ▁billion ▁in ▁transfer ▁fe es . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁August , ▁City ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁by ▁be ating ▁Liverpool ▁ 4 – 5 ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁after ▁being ▁ 1 – 1 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁FA ▁Community