Pep Guardiola has revealed that Manchester Metropolis might want to win the UEFA Champions League title if they’re to be thought of among the finest groups in Europe.
Guardiola has led the Cityzens to the 2022-23 Premier League title, their third title in as many seasons and their fifth within the final six years. The membership is in line to finish a continental treble as they’ve made it to the finals of the Champions League (vs Inter Milan) and the FA Cup (vs Manchester United).
Whereas comfortable that his workforce efficiently defended their league title, Guardiola has set his eyes on European glory as he intends to ascertain them as one of many “best groups” in Europe.
Talking after title celebrations on the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola mentioned:
“To be one of many best groups in Europe it’s important to win the Champions League in any other case perhaps folks will say it’s not full.”
The Catalan coach additionally acknowledged that failure to win a European trophy doesn’t diminish the magnitude of the membership’s achievements. He added:
“However simply in case we can not do it in opposition to Inter or subsequent season, what we have now achieved is extraordinary. Everyone is aware of it.”
Manchester Metropolis turned solely the fifth membership (after Huddersfield City, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United) within the historical past of English soccer to win three top-flight titles in a row. Guardiola, nevertheless, needs to make the Sky Blues the primary workforce to win 4 Premier League titles back-to-back. He claimed:
“After we begin subsequent season, we’re going to attempt to be the primary workforce to win 4 Premier Leagues. We don’t want a long time to consider how good it was. We have now the sensation we have now achieved one thing distinctive.”
He added:
“The following season all of the groups will need to beat us, it’s regular. Defending our crown, mentally we have now to organize for that. That would be the problem. We’re going to play with the standard that we have now – and human high quality. The standard might be there.”
“Solely the best managers of all time have achieved such a factor” – Gary Neville praises Pep Guardiola following Manchester Metropolis’s title win
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville praised Pep Guardiola’s achievements and dismissed the concept that some other supervisor might replicate his success at Manchester Metropolis.
Talking on Sky Sports activities, Neville gave Guardiola due credit score for the membership’s success, saying (through Manchester Night Information):
“Truthfully, this suggestion that you possibly can give any supervisor these gamers they usually might go and win three (trophies) is absolute nonsense. Solely the best managers of all time have achieved such a factor by the historical past of the final 100 years of English soccer, so don’t let any of that sink into your head.”
Manchester Metropolis and Manchester United will lock horns within the FA Cup last on June 3. Later, on June 10, Guardiola’s workforce sq. off in opposition to Inter Milan within the UEFA Champions League last.
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