Pep: City must take next step

Pep Guardiola wants to build on the work of his predecessors and help establish Manchester City among Europe’s elite.

City open their Champions League campaign against Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday night on the back of four straight Premier League wins, the latest a derby success at Manchester United.

But having seen City’s European progress halted by Barcelona and Real Madrid in each of the past three seasons, the manager has told his side to hit a new level if they are to better last year’s run to the semi-finals under Manuel Pellegrini – their best result to date.

Speaking at his press conference on the eve of the Etihad game Guardiola said: “It was a pleasure to coach Barcelona and Bayern Munich for their history – they’re used to reaching semi-finals but City don’t have that history.

“Roberto Mancini helped us to take the first step and Manuel made a real good job to reach the semi-finals. He was unlucky to face …

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