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Manchester City won't get stage fright in the Champions League final, insists Pep Guardiola, as the Spaniard hopes his players only need 'one shot' to lift the trophy as they prepare for their first ever European showpiece

Pep Guardiola hopes inexperience will not stand in the way of Manchester City winning the Champions League final at the first attempt this weekend.

City are preparing to face Chelsea in Porto on Saturday and Guardiola — who won the competition as a player and twice as a manager — was in confident mood on Monday.

'When we won in 1992, Barcelona had lost two finals before,' said Guardiola, who was named Manager of the Year on Monday by the League Managers' Association.

City are preparing for their first ever final against Chelsea but Guardiola hopes they need just 'one shot' to lift the trophy

'Sometimes you need time.