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JOE BERNSTEIN: Pep Guardiola knows that for his Manchester City side to become legends, they MUST win the Champions League... as the Catalan manager looks to match his successes at Barcelona

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have already done enough to be considered among the greatest teams this country has produced.

But their esteemed leader acknowledges that to become immortal like his famous Barcelona team, they still have to win the Champions League.

Guardiola usually steers away from comparisons. Asking Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland and Ruben Dias to repeat what Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta achieved at the Nou Camp seems churlish given the records City have broken, the first team to reach 100 points, the first team to win the domestic Grand Slam.