. ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁season ▁▁ ▁During ▁Guard i ola ' s ▁third ▁season ▁as ▁manager , ▁City ▁signed ▁R iy ad ▁Mah rez ▁from ▁Le ic ester ▁City ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 6 0 ▁million . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁August , ▁City ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 0 – 2 ▁victory ▁over ▁Ch else a ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FA ▁Community ▁Sh ield . On ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁his ▁side ▁faced ▁Ch else a ▁in ▁the ▁E FL ▁Cup ▁Final ▁held ▁at ▁W emble y ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁game ▁ended ▁ 0 – 0 ▁after ▁extra - time , ▁but ▁Manchester ▁City ▁won ▁ 4 – 3 ▁on ▁pen alt ies ▁retain ing ▁the ▁tro phy ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁April , ▁his ▁side ▁faced ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁of ▁their ▁Champions ▁League ▁quarter ▁final , ▁held ▁at ▁Tot ten ham ' s ▁new ▁stad ium ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁game ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁defeat . ▁The ▁second ▁leg ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁E ti had ▁Stadium ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April , ▁where ▁Guard i ola ' s ▁side ▁beat ▁Tot ten ham ▁ 4 – 3 . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁aggregate ▁score ▁being ▁a ▁ 4 – 4 ▁tie , ▁Tot ten ham ▁went ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁semi