Original sentence: After winning the League Cup in 1976, the club went through an extended period of decline which ultimately led to relegation to the third tier of English football in the 1997–98 season.On 14 May 2011, the club defeated Stoke City 1-0 to win the FA Cup, 35 years after their last major trophy.The club has since regained top flight status, the level at which they have spent the majority of their history, and has qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League
Edited sentence: After winning the League Cup in 1976, the club went through a period of decline and indifference.However, the club has since regained top flight status, the level at which they have spent the majority of their history.In May 2011, the club qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League and defeated Stoke City 1-0 to win the FA Cup, 35 years after their last major trophy and marked a breakthrough moment in Sheikh Mansour's ownership of the club.The nadir in the clubs history was relegation to the third tier of English football for the first and only time in the 1997–98 season