Talking to Pep Guardiola on Sunday night, he kept reiterating the point that Manchester City need to win the Champions League to be named alongside the greats. Perhaps he is already starting to mentally prepare his team for the showdown with Inter Milan in Istanbul but I don’t agree.
Anyone outside the club who says this City squad isn’t one of the greats is being contrary. I watched the players celebrate their fifth title in six years and it made me think of the hurdles they have had to clear along the way to get here.