Pep Guardiola used Liverpool as an example this season to caution about making assumptions over Chelsea's winning streak against Manchester City extending next season.
Last month, Thomas Tuchel's team kicked the Blues out of the FA Cup in a Wembley semi-final after Guardiola made eight adjustments from the XI that had secured their Champions League quarter-final in Dortmund only days earlier.
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On Saturday, City brought in nine new players after their midweek victory over PSG, but they were unable to hang on to a 1-0 advantage and endured a second consecutive loss to the team they would meet in the Champions League final before the end of the month.
Guardiola maintained that his strategy has not shifted, despite the fact that they only had three games left to win the Premier League.
When asked whether Chelsea's triumph could support them physically next season, the coach cited Liverpool's troubles this season since winning the title last year to caution about looking too far ahead.
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"The next season is the current season. A lot of stuff can happen. "Look at what we've achieved this season, look how tough it is - the Premier League winners do not qualify for the Champions League," he added.
"The next season is the current season. We have 21 days to see what happens at the end. It's a certain kind of rivalry.
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