Pep Guardiola opens up on Man City’s treble dream

By the end of this week, the Premier League title could be Man City’s once more, along with a spot in the Champions League final.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has described the club’s chase of a treble this season as a ‘dream come true’.

With Arsenal losing 3-0 to Brighton on Sunday, City are now closer than ever to retaining the Premier League. They built a four-point following their 3-0 victory at Everton. If Arsenal lose to Nottingham Forest this Saturday, the title race will be over.

That will be the first of a possible three trophies for the FA Cup finalists. Then, there is the Champions League. City will play Real Madrid in the second leg of their semi-final contest on Wednesday. The two sides head to the Etihad level at 1-1 on aggregate.

“It is a dream come true being here, honestly,” Guardiola said.

“I know in the end we maybe don’t get all the trophies, people say we are a not good team, a ‘failure’ team, but it is a dream come true being here.

“We are the only team in Europe fighting for all the competitions. The FA Cup final with Manchester United and still it is not over, the Premier League never ends, we know that from the past with Liverpool. [We have] the semi-final at home with our people, second leg trying to reach the final of the Champions League.

“Where we have come from previous seasons is an extraordinary season and hopefully we can finish well.”

City will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup final on June 3 at Wembley, seven days before the Champions League itself.