Despite their recent dominance, Manchester City have been told they need to do one thing to attain ‘legendary’ status.
Manchester City might have taken the Premier League by storm but they must extend their dominance to the continental stage as well.
The Citizens are through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, will face Tottenham in the Carabao Cup final next month and are 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League
City have have already set a new record for the longest winning run by an English top division club in all competitions after registering 20 successive wins.
At this rate, they are in a good position to set a new record for the longest winning run in Europe.
However, pundit Jamie Carragher is of the opinion that City must crown their impressive performances with a Champions League triumph before they can be described as one of Europe’s legendary sides.
“What we are seeing is unprecedented and the Premier League is won,” Carragher said as per Sky Sports.
“They have done the domestic treble a couple of years ago, and that had never been done before, and it looks like they are on for that again.”
“But is that enough?”
“If they can have the longest winning run, they don’t need that to prove they are a special team. But these type of stats – something which means a lot to you but you don’t get a trophy for – you can’t then use it at the end of your career if you haven’t won the European Cup. It’s almost as if you win the European Cup and then you have the stats with it.
“The actual teams [Ajax in 1972 and 1995, Bayern Munich in 2020, Real Madrid in 2014, and Barcelona in 2005-06] they are competing with for this European record are legendary teams and they all have the European Cup. That is something City need this season.”
Pep Guardiola labelled Bayern Munich as the best team in Europe at the moment and Jamie Carragher says it’s only the Bundesliga giants that can stop City from winning the Champions League.
“I know in the past they have spoken about winning the quadruple, but l think Pep Guardiola was counting the Charity Shield, but we don’t as much in this country.
“You are actually looking at it now and thinking ‘it’s only Bayern Munich who can stop them”
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