Premier League, Champions League, Carabao Cup, FA Cup: Can Manchester City win the quad? – Soccer

City managed to double last season after winning the League Cup and the Premier League trophy. Their European dream came to an end in the eighth stage, while Wigan knocked them out in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

This season, however, with the National Cups in play and the great experience of the Champions League to their credit, they could continue to strengthen.

They are facing the real prospect of a harvest of four trophies. This may sound like a ridiculous suggestion, but when you badyze their chances in each competition, it shows how true this is in another successful campaign.

Right here, Tom Carnduff look at their chances.

Man City on the cloud nine in his Carabao Cup win against Burton

It's a trophy that seems a certainty for City this season. They are in the final at Wembley and will face a Chelsea team that they disbadembled 6-0 just a few weeks ago.

Chelsea has shown little sign of improvement since this defeat. The Blues won an expected Malmo victory in the Europa League, but they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Manchester United.

During the last defeat, we found that Maurizio Sarri had not only lost the locker room, but also the support of the faithful of Chelsea.

Sarri hesitates to change the system. The same substitutes are used repeatedly and this is costly. To Sarri's credit, he guided them to Wembley but the price 11/4 available on them to lift the trophy Sunday highlights the huge task they face.

Statistics are on the city side before the final. Chelsea has already been beaten three times at Wembley this season and one of those matches was in the Guardiola Men's Community Shield.

In what turned out to be a record-breaking city team, she only has the chance to become the fourth team to hold the League Cup two years in a row. Manchester United (2009/2010), Liverpool (1981-1984) and Nottingham Forest (1978/1979 and 1989/1990) being the only clubs to have done so in the past.

This team has already shown that it can benefit from a lower opposition. That goes for the likes of Rotherham and Burton in Cup this season, but also for low moral teams.

It's hard to make an argument for Chelsea on Sunday, especially if Sarri is in charge. That is why Citizens are eager to win their first major trophy of the 2018/19 campaign.

Sky Bet Rating: 2/7

Are they favorites ?: Yes

Manchester City celebrates Phil Foden's first goal against Newport

Both teams were qualified in the quarterfinals against Swansea, champion of Sky Bet.

City has not been tested yet in this competition. Three convincing victories over Rotherham, Burnley and Newport, helping them reach the final stages.

The FA Cup was favorable to the Guardiola team. Manchester United, one of the fiercest rivals, is the only team among the top six in Ligue 1 to be in the final.

Swansea should not be too much trouble and how the other quarter-finals worked could give rise to another fairly easy tie in the semi-final.

This trophy seems to have escaped City a bit during its many years of success in English football. They beat Stoke 1-0 in 2011 to win the Cup, a first since their victory over Leicester by the same score in 1969.

It is likely that they will face United at some point in their last two games here. Although they would have taken it in the first part of the season, the revival under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now sees them as a mighty opponent.

Even in this case, City was still hoping for a chance to win and both National Cups are a real feat this season.

Sky Bet Rating: 4/5

Are they favorites ?: Yes

Celebrations for Manchester City in their 6-0 win over Chelsea

They won the Premier League remarkably last season. Gabriel Jesus scored around the last minute of the campaign, which means City scored 100 points.

Tottenham is still in the running, but it will likely be a battle between City and Liverpool for the greatest honor of England. The team in blue sky currently occupies the first place against the goal difference, but Liverpool has one game less.

A bad Christmas season, which resulted in consecutive defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester, as well as the defeat against Newcastle in January, could well cost them their title defense, but the win over Liverpool early in the New Year could have been theirs. restore confidence.

They have been comfortable throughout their record season and have rarely been a challenge for big plays. Even after the defeat against Liverpool and Manchester United, they still finished in force.

This season is very different. Liverpool seems to be a real victorious team and Tottenham remains at hand despite injuries inflicted on key players. If the Spurs win the match they have, they will be two points behind.

The fact that Liverpool and Tottenham are both out of the FA Cup can also play in their hands. The duo can focus on the two main competitions, while City seeks to balance between four.

What they have to their advantage, it is a team much stronger than their rivals. The second string squads were used in the National Cups and yet they still win easily.

There could also be serious injuries and City has the ability to bring top-quality replacements to all positions. They managed without the best playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and any absence of Sergio Aguero would see Gabriel Jesus enter.

A player of the quality of Riyadh Mahrez has largely had to settle on the bench, which shows the options that Guardiola must choose.

Sky Bet Rating: 8/11

Are they favorites ?: Yes

The Manchester City semi-final in 2016 was the last leg of the Champions League.

Despite all the money they have spent building superstars teams over the years, this is the only contest City has ever been able to understand.

The 1-0 defeat by Real Madrid in 2016 was the last leg of the Champions League. The Bernabeu defeat to come in the semifinals.

Last season, they were eliminated by Liverpool in the quarterfinals. The Reds will be another serious problem if the two teams meet again this season.

It's as if City was best equipped for European football under Guardiola. They are also in the wake of the huge campaign where they dominated English football. If they want to win the European elite competition, they feel that it will be the case now.

Recent history shows that they can also beat some of the best. Whether in the group stage or in the playoffs, City had the upper hand over Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

The fact that Liverpool face Bayern, Juventus against Atletico Madrid and Manchester United have found themselves equalizing against PSG means that three of their main rivals will fall to the first hurdle.

The question here is also the psychological factor that comes into play in City in Europe. They know their poor record in this competition and the expectations of the club in terms of success at the highest level.

It's ultimately how they will be judged. The Premier League is one of the best players in England, but a Champions League shows how good it is one of the best in Europe. The loss to Lyon did not give them the best start, but they responded well with four wins and one draw.

The knockout stages against Schalke are perfect and they should progress easily. The Bundesliga, in difficulty, is 14th in the German Premier League and 2nd in the poorest group of the competition.

Many of these cup-based competitions depend in part on the luck of the draw. However, there is no easy match and City strength in depth could be decisive for their chances.

Sky Bet Rating: 3/1

Are they favorites ?: Yes

Celebrations for Manchester City at the end of the 2017/18 season

It is incredibly difficult to win a great honor in one season, let alone four.

It is also incredibly difficult to say that one team will win the four trophies available, but the fact is that they remain favorites in all the competitions in which they participate.

The Carabao Cup seems to be a certainty based on the setbacks of Chelsea and the Austrian Cup has still not been difficult. It seems that both National Cups will be theirs this year.

The pressure is exerted on Liverpool in the league with the Reds, who has not yet won the title of competition since the call of the Premier League. They have already slipped once and they are able to do it again.

To win the title, the only team you do not want to pursue is Manchester City. They are unrelenting and look unbeatable most days.

Add to this that their second string is better than most first teams and you see the problem facing players like Liverpool and Tottenham.

The downside for City is that the teams started to learn to play against them. The 2017/18 season has defeated them, especially in the league, but it's not the same this time around.

Players know it well. Before their game against Schalke, De Bruyne told the media: "In the league, we lost a few more games than last year, but we are still fighting on all fronts.

"I think other teams understand what we are doing, maybe a little better, maybe they have better teams, we just added a player, the rest are the same team.

"We will always play the same way with Pep, we will not change, everyone knows it."

This shows that it is not new information for players that games can be more difficult than before. They were waiting for it. However, the bad news for the other teams is that this team in the city can face most of their opponents out of the park.

This season should be one that brings at least two trophies to the Guardiola team. Given that the Premier League and the Champions League could play well in their hands, they are likely to get a quadruple history.

The odds are correct at 21:20 GMT (19/02/19)

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