Pep Guardiola maintains it’ll be “almost impossible” to win the quadruple – even for his Manchester City miracle-workers.
City’s narrow 1-0 FA Cup semifinal win against Brighton means they are now only 90 minutes away from a domestic cup double, having lifted the Carabao Cup earlier in the season.
In addition, they are two points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool with a game in hand and face Spurs in a Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday.
City weren’t at their glittering best as they reached their first FA Cup final since 2011, but Guardiola stressed winning was the most important thing.
He says: “I didn’t see every [Man] United game when Alex Ferguson won the treble, but I don’t think they were brilliant in every game, 4-0, 5-0. Football doesn’t work like that.
SHAKE: Man City’s manager Pep Guardiola talks to his players. Photo: David Klein/Reuters.
“Brighton had us under pressure in the first 15 minutes of the second half but apart from that they only had one chance.”
Of winning four trophies this season, he says: “It is always almost impossible to win the quadruple. To still be surviving at this stage in all competitions is already a miracle, and it’s nice to be there.
“Normally when you achieve 100 points [last season], no one can repeat that, and the year after you have a tendency to be a bit more arrogant or presumptuous.
“But still we are there, it’s incredible what these players have done so far.”