Pep Guardiola has revealed that Manchester Metropolis might want to win the UEFA Champions League title if they’re to be thought-about 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 pleased that his group efficiently defended their league title, Guardiola has set his eyes on European glory as he intends to determine them as one of many “biggest groups” in Europe.
Talking after title celebrations on the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola mentioned:
“To be one of many biggest groups in Europe it’s a must 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 towards Inter or subsequent season, what now we have carried out is extraordinary. All people is aware of it.”
Manchester Metropolis grew to become 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, nonetheless, needs to make the Sky Blues the primary group 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 group to win 4 Premier Leagues. We don’t want many years to consider how good it was. We’ve the sensation now we have carried out one thing distinctive.”
He added:
“The following season all of the groups will need to beat us, it’s regular. Defending our crown, mentally now we have to arrange for that. That would be the problem. We’re going to play with the standard that now we have – and human high quality. The standard can be there.”
“Solely the best managers of all time have carried out this sort of 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 may replicate his success at Manchester Metropolis.
Talking on Sky Sports activities, Neville gave Guardiola due credit score for the membership’s success, saying (by way of Manchester Night Information):
“Truthfully, this suggestion that you may give any supervisor these gamers they usually may go and win three (trophies) is absolute nonsense. Solely the best managers of all time have carried out this sort of 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 ultimate on June 3. Later, on June 10, Guardiola’s group sq. off towards Inter Milan within the UEFA Champions League ultimate.
