Final of the Carabao Cup: Waiting for a quadruple of Man City is not fair – Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City did not deserve the "pressure" to be considered a potential winner of the quadruple winner.

Leading the Premier League, until the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and after the first leg of their last match of the Champions League with the Schalke in 16 games, City's chances of winning a historic record of four trophies are alive and well.

They can take the first step towards what would be a remarkable feat by beating Chelsea out of shape in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, a tournament they won last year beating Arsenal 3-0.

Guardiola, however, insists that it is still too early to speculate on City's possible victory over the four competitions contested this season.

"Ask me this question in April or May and then I'll tell you the answer," Guardiola told reporters. "I will not lie to you in May, but now it's February and it's impossible to talk about it.

"Kevin [De Bruyne] Said perfectly at the last press conference in Germany, the next target is the next match. It's an illusion: how many times in England has a team won four titles in a season? Do not put that pressure on our shoulders because we do not deserve it.

"First of all, for the club we are, historically." But the legacy left by Sir Alex Ferguson [Manchester] United – he never did that. Liverpool in the 80s, how many leagues of champions [European Cups] did they have in their pockets? They did not do that.

"So do not put pressure on a team in February, November or December to say you have to win four titles, it's impossible.In May we'll see.

"He sells something that is not true because after that [the media] "Manchester City failed because they did not win four titles" or "they only won three titles", whereas this only happened one year ago. only once in his life. This is not right for us.

"So we will try to win the next match and after, in April or May, we will see what our position is."

Before City and Chelsea face off against Wembley, Old Trafford will hold a Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester United, two of the title rivals, who remain undefeated under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

A win for United 's local rivals on Sunday would increase their chances of retaining the league, but Guardiola was unequivocal when asked whether he would prefer to lift the Carabao Cup or lose out. team of Jurgen Klopp.

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"The city wins.Once in the final, it is the most important game of the season," Guardiola said. "We know that the Premier League is the most important, of course the Champions League and the [FA] Cup, but that's what it is. Of course, the EFL Cup is by far the most important game.

"Of course, it would be good for us if Manchester United gets a result, but we have a final, maybe for United or Liverpool it's not important because they have a lot in the trophy cabinet and they have many, many titles, but that's not the case for us, keeping the title would be a good thing, playing a final would be a good thing.

"It's always helping us grow as a club, for new players coming and new leaders in the future, they need to know and get in the final stages of all titles." We are in the final and Chelsea has played, over the last decade, a lot of finals more than us, and it will be an incredibly difficult match for them and for us – and, of course, we want to win. "