Pep Guardiola reckons Manchester City are still far behind as it concerns the Champions League and therefore should not be compared with some of their rivals who boast a rich pedigree in Europe.
City who defeated Watford 3-1 to lead the EPL table are up against Schalke on the strength of a 3-2 lead in the second leg of the Champions League on Tuesday.
‘I think to compare (us) with those teams – one (trophy) doesn’t change it – we are teenagers in this competition,’ Guardiola said.
‘That’s what I feel. We could win, we could make another step. You need 20 or 30 years. Of course we cannot deny that arriving in the last stages is being able to make another step forward.
‘This is not excuses. We want to win it. We push ourselves. The best way is to feel this kind of pressure. If we don’t make the latter stages, to think “nothing happened” just because of our history is not the way. You have to dream and point as high as possible.
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‘But we have to accept there are other teams thinking the same with a lot of talent. We want to compete against the best. We spoke many times with the players about the desire to compete with the best in Europe.’